Police information on SOVCITS and SOVCIT activities
w henderson made this Official Information request to New Zealand Police
Response to this request is long overdue. By law New Zealand Police should have responded by now (details and exceptions). The requester can complain to the Ombudsman.
From: w henderson
Dear New Zealand Police,
I would like to access any documents, reports, or any similar and related material, held by the Police regarding the Sovereign Citizen (SOVCIT) and Organised Pseudolegal Commercial Argument (OPCA) movement/movements in New Zealand.
I would be particularly interested in the following documents that I believe are currently held by the New Zealand Police:
NIC - IN - Extremist Profile for Sovereign Citizens in New Zealand
NIC - IN - 240411 - Home Guard Global
NIC - IN - 230530 Update - Sovereign Citizens in New Zealand
NIC - KP - 220505 Sovereign Citizen activity followup
NIC - IN - 220225 - Maori and Sovereign Citizens
NIC - IN - 220413 Emerging Sovereign Citizen Events
NIC - IN - 210618 Recent Allodial Law Claims
NIC - IN - 202009010 Sovereign Citizens - the Maori Ranger Security Division
NIC - IN - 201224 The Mauri Nation
Yours faithfully,
W. Henderson
From: Ministerial Services
New Zealand Police
Tēnā koe
I acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) request below.
Your reference number is IR-01-25-7938.
You can expect a response to your request on or before 31 March 2025 unless an extension is needed.
Ngā mihi
Siena (she/her)
Advisor - Ministerial Services
Police National Headquarters
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From: Ministerial Services
New Zealand Police
Kia ora
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, section 15A(1)(a), the request is for a large quantity of official information or necessitates a search through a large quantity of information and meeting the original time limit would unreasonably interfere with the operations of the organisation, and section 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 21 April 2025 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 www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.
Kind regards, Michelle
Advisor – Police National Headquarters
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https://fyi.org.nz/request/28656-training
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From: Ministerial Services
New Zealand Police
Kia ora
Unfortunately, Police did not calculate the two Easter public holidays into the extended due date, so notify you of the revised extended due date of Wednesday 23 April 2025.
Please accept our sincere apology for this omission.
Kind regards, Michelle
Advisor – Police National Headquarters
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From: Ministerial Services
New Zealand Police
Tēnā koe,
Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act
request, received by New Zealand Police on 03/03/2025.
Please accept our apologies for the delay in providing you with this
response.
Ngā mihi
Jonelle |Advisor: Ministerial Services |([1]she/her)
Policy & Partnerships |Police National Headquarters |
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From: Ministerial Services
New Zealand Police
Apologies,
Please find the signed version of your response attached.
Nga mihi
Jonelle|Advisor: Ministerial Services |([1]she/her)
Policy & Partnerships |Police National Headquarters |
From: Ministerial Services
Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2025 2:42 PM
To: [FOI #30274 email]
Subject: OIA Response IR-01-25-7938
Tēnā koe,
Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act
request, received by New Zealand Police on 03/03/2025.
Please accept our apologies for the delay in providing you with this
response.
Ngā mihi
Jonelle |Advisor: Ministerial Services |([2]she/her)
Policy & Partnerships |Police National Headquarters |
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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
message or any of its contents. Also note, the views expressed in this
message may not necessarily reflect those of the New Zealand Police. If
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From: w henderson
Dear Ministerial Services and Police,
Thank you for your response. Even though this response has taken much longer than initially expected, I understand why it was delayed. Thank you for the time spent on this.
If it is not too much trouble, would it be possible to provide me with any indication of how long it will take for these documents to be released?
I wish you all the best and hope that you have a safe and peaceful Anzac Day.
Yours sincerely,
w henderson
From: Ministerial Services
New Zealand Police
Tēnā koe,
The documents are estimated to be provided to you by 16 May 2025.
Ngā mihi
Keenia
Advisor - Ministerial Services
Police National Headquarters
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From: w henderson
Dear Ministerial Services,
Do you have any update on when the information here will be provided to me? If I am not very much mistake, this information should have already been provided to me by now.
Yours sincerely,
w henderson
From: Ministerial Services
New Zealand Police
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Hello
This response was released to you on 23 April 2025 at 3.19pm - a copy is attached.
Kind regards, Michelle
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From: w henderson
Dear Ministerial Services,
This is not the information that I had asked for. I was informed earlier that I would have the information I requested by the 16th of May 2025, which has not happened. I will be making a complaint to the Ombudsman as a result.
Yours sincerely,
w henderson
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