Tēnā koe Kathy,

 

I acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act 1982 request below,
received by Police on 13 September 2024.

 

Your reference number is IR-01-24-32529.

 

You can expect a response to your request on or before 11 October 2024
unless an extension is needed.

 

Ngā mihi

 

Keenia

Advisor - Ministerial Services

Police National Headquarters

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Kathy Hurst <[FOI #28382 email]>
Sent: Friday, 13 September 2024 2:47 AM
To: Ministerial Services <[email address]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Official Information request - Paid Police informants
nelson

 

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Network. DO NOT click links or open attachments unless you recognise the
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Dear New Zealand Police,

 

Under the O.I.A I am wanting to get ___ questions answered.

 

I am a New Zealand citizen, and am writing today to request;

 

-1) The number of paid police informant's in New Zealand?

 

-2) The number of paid police informants living/lived in Nelson and Tasman
districts ?

 

-3) How much has been spent on police informants; A. From Nelson in the
last 10 years?

B. From Tasman in the last 10 years?

C. From New Zealand in last 10 years.?

 

4) How is cost calculated and approached/discussed? Eg how do you
determine how much to pay informant? How does information get provided to
you? Does arrest or conviction have to occur in order for payment? Is
payment taxed?

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Kathy Hurst

 

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Kia ora Kathy

 

I refer to your request below.

 

I have been asked to advise you that Police requires an extension of time
in which to respond to your request, pursuant to section 15A(1) of the
Official Information Act 1982 (OIA). Specifically, 15A(1)(b),
consultations necessary to make a decision on the request are such that a
proper response to the request cannot reasonably be made within the
original time limit.

 

Police requires until 1 Nov ember 2024 to provide a substantive response
to your request, however we are endeavouring to provide this to you as
soon as possible.

You have the right, under section 28(3) of the OIA, to make a complaint to
an Ombudsman about this extension.  Information about how to make a
complaint is available at [1]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800
802 602.

 

Kind regards, Michelle

Advisor - Ministerial Services Police National Headquarters

 

 

From: Ministerial Services
Sent: Friday, September 13, 2024 2:51 PM
To: Kathy Hurst <[FOI #28382 email]>
Subject: OIA request acknowledgement IR-01-24-32529

 

Tēnā koe Kathy,

 

I acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act 1982 request below,
received by Police on 13 September 2024.

 

Your reference number is IR-01-24-32529.

 

You can expect a response to your request on or before 11 October 2024
unless an extension is needed.

 

Ngā mihi

 

Keenia

Advisor - Ministerial Services

Police National Headquarters

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Kathy Hurst <[2][FOI #28382 email]>
Sent: Friday, 13 September 2024 2:47 AM
To: Ministerial Services <[3][email address]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Official Information request - Paid Police informants
nelson

 

CAUTION: This email originated from outside the New Zealand Police
Network. DO NOT click links or open attachments unless you recognise the
sender and are assured that the content is safe.

 

Dear New Zealand Police,

 

Under the O.I.A I am wanting to get ___ questions answered.

 

I am a New Zealand citizen, and am writing today to request;

 

-1) The number of paid police informant's in New Zealand?

 

-2) The number of paid police informants living/lived in Nelson and Tasman
districts ?

 

-3) How much has been spent on police informants; A. From Nelson in the
last 10 years?

B. From Tasman in the last 10 years?

C. From New Zealand in last 10 years.?

 

4) How is cost calculated and approached/discussed? Eg how do you
determine how much to pay informant? How does information get provided to
you? Does arrest or conviction have to occur in order for payment? Is
payment taxed?

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Kathy Hurst

 

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This is an Official Information request made via the FYI website.

 

Please use this email address for all replies to this request:

[4][FOI #28382 email]

 

Is [5][New Zealand Police request email] the wrong address for Official
Information requests to New Zealand Police? If so, please contact us using
this form:

[6]https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlo...

 

Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on
the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:

[7]https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlo...

 

If you find this service useful as an Official Information officer, please
ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's OIA or LGOIMA
page.

 

 

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WARNING

The information contained in this email message is intended for the
addressee only and may contain privileged information. It may also be
subject to the provisions of section 50 of the Policing Act 2008, which
creates an offence to have unlawful possession of Police property. If you
are not the intended recipient of this message or have received this
message in error, you must not peruse, use, distribute or copy this
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message may not necessarily reflect those of the New Zealand Police. If
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2. mailto:[FOI #28382 email]
3. mailto:[email address]
4. mailto:[FOI #28382 email]
5. mailto:[New Zealand Police request email]
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7. https://fyi.org.nz/help/officers

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Tēnā koe Kathy

 

Please find attached the response relating to your Official Information
Act request, received by Police on 13 September 2024.

 

Ngā mihi

McCoy

Ministerial Services

Police National Headquarters

 

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addressee only and may contain privileged information. It may also be
subject to the provisions of section 50 of the Policing Act 2008, which
creates an offence to have unlawful possession of Police property. If you
are not the intended recipient of this message or have received this
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