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

-----Original Message-----
From: w henderson <[FOI #30274 email]>
Sent: Monday, March 3, 2025 11:40 AM
To: Ministerial Services <[email address]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Official Information request - Police information on SOVCITS and SOVCIT activities

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,

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

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Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
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Is [New Zealand Police request email] the wrong address for Official Information requests to New Zealand Police? If so, please contact us using this form:
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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 you have received this message in error, please email or telephone the sender immediately

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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

-----Original Message-----
From: Ministerial Services
Sent: Monday, March 3, 2025 2:29 PM
To: w henderson <[FOI #30274 email]>
Subject: OIA Acknowledgment IR-01-25-7938

Tçnâ 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.

Ngâ mihi

Siena (she/her)
Advisor - Ministerial Services
Police National Headquarters

-----Original Message-----
From: w henderson <[FOI #30274 email]>
Sent: Monday, March 3, 2025 11:40 AM
To: Ministerial Services <[email address]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Official Information request - Police information on SOVCITS and SOVCIT activities

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,

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

-------------------------------------------------------------------

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

Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[FOI #30274 email]

Is [New Zealand Police request email] the wrong address for Official Information requests to New Zealand Police? If so, please contact us using this form:
https://fyi.org.nz/change_request/new?bo...

Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
https://fyi.org.nz/help/officers

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 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 you have received this message in error, please email or telephone the sender immediately

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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

-----Original Message-----
From: Ministerial Services
Sent: Friday, March 21, 2025 11:27 AM
To: w henderson <[FOI #30274 email]>
Subject: OIA extension notification IR-01-25-7938

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

-----Original Message-----
From: Ministerial Services
Sent: Monday, March 3, 2025 2:29 PM
To: w henderson <[FOI #30274 email]>
Subject: OIA Acknowledgment IR-01-25-7938

Tçnâ 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.

Ngâ mihi

Siena (she/her)
Advisor - Ministerial Services
Police National Headquarters

-----Original Message-----
From: w henderson <[FOI #30274 email]>
Sent: Monday, March 3, 2025 11:40 AM
To: Ministerial Services <[email address]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Official Information request - Police information on SOVCITS and SOVCIT activities

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,

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

-------------------------------------------------------------------

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

Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[FOI #30274 email]

Is [New Zealand Police request email] the wrong address for Official Information requests to New Zealand Police? If so, please contact us using this form:
https://fyi.org.nz/change_request/new?bo...

Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
https://fyi.org.nz/help/officers

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.

-------------------------------------------------------------------

===============================================================

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 you have received this message in error, please email or telephone the sender immediately

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