IR-01-24-38728
19 November 2024
James
[FYI request #29009 email]
Dear James
Request for information
Thank you for your Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) request of 1 November 2024. You
requested:
In the 24hrs prior to the tragic incident in May 2021, did Lifau Tu iha'aingana
Vake and Ika Vake have any contact/interactions with NZ Police.
If so, please provide details of that contact.
Your request is refused in full under section 9(2)(a) of the OIA, to protect the privacy of
natural persons, including that of deceased natural persons.
Police considers the interests requiring protection by withholding the information are not
outweighed by any public interest in release of the information.
Please note that as part of its commitment to openness and transparency, Police
proactively releases some information and documents that may be of interest to the
public. An anonymised version of this response may be publicly released on the New
Zealand Police website.
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this
decision. Information about how to make a complaint is available at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.
Yours sincerely
Detective Sergeant Jason Hewitt
Auckland City CIB
New Zealand Police
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