9 May 2025
Sarah Samson By email: [FYI request #30701 email]
Tēnā koe Sarah,
Re: Request for information under the Official Information Act (25/OIR/230)
1. Your information request dated 12 April 2025 refers:
Under the Official Information Act 1982, I am requesting all information relating to any security
incidences at Wel ington Domestic Airport from the week starting Monday April 7 to Friday April 11
2025. Security incidences include breaches but also any inappropriate behaviour by passengers that
may not lead to a breach as such, but may require staff intervention or attention.
This request includes, but is not limited to, email, text and written communication.
1. We can advise that the Authority has not recorded any breaches or inappropriate behaviour
by passengers between 7 April and 11 April 2025. However, please find below a list of five
incidents that match the dates and location in your request.
Occurrence
Type.
Location
Description
Event Date
[Company] [Person's Name] [Staff ID]
communicates false information regarding
prohibited items to an ASO on NPS Roving
duty, with a comment along the lines of
[Quote] referring to another [Company]
staff member travelling as a passenger,
along with a further comment of [Quote]
as they walked away. Details of the staff
member were obtained, and a Team
Communicati
Leader was informed who requested the
ng False
ASO write the information in an email to
Information
Wellington AvSec senior Ops.
11/04/2025
Passenger [Person's Name] presented at
OOGD with a [Prohibited Item]. AvSec
Team Leader and Police cal ed to attend.
[Item Removed] under Police supervision
Prohibited
and placed into a separate bag. Both bags
Items
Wellington cleared to fly.
11/04/2025
PO Box 3555, Wellington 6140, New Zealand
Tel: +64 4 560 9400, Fax: +64 4 569 2024, Email: [email address], Web: www.caa.govt.nz
Unable to confirm ISF. [Prohibited Item] in
bag came through Southern Domestic
around [Time]. Passenger realised it was in
their bag and gave it to the [Company]
staff. The [Prohibited Item] was brought
back to the screening point. ASI checked
Xray images however without images of
Item
passenger and bag, was unable to locate
Screening
and therefore unable to confirm. No
Failure
Wellington further action.
10/04/2025
Unable to confirm. [OCC Details]. ASO on
recheck, SD, WLG locates a [Item] in carry
on bag of passenger [Person's Name].
Passenger al eges to have travelled
through multiple locations with the last
flight being [Flight Details] with no AvSec
intervention. Sent to AKL station for
Item
verification on [Date]. AKL CCTV reviewed
Screening
on [Date] and was unable to locate the
Failure
Wellington passenger. No further action.
7/04/2025
[Staff] with invalid AIC located during NPS
Roving [Location]. ASO scans AIC of
[Peron's Name] and it shows as invalid
despite expiry date not yet reached. TL is
contacted and advises to go to IOC to get
sorted. IOC informs there is a unique issue
and needs to contact AIC helpdesk. Issue is
Airport
resolved and AIC able to scan as valid. No
Identity Card Wellington further action.
7/04/2025
2. CAA can advise that it received a media enquiry on 11 April 2025 regarding an allegation
about a government minister not following security screening procedures at Wellington
Airport on 10 April 2025. CAA reviewed CCTV footage of the screening point at the time that
the reported observations were made and found that nothing occurred that presented any
risk to aviation security. Al normal screening procedures and instructions were fol owed by
al passengers present.
3. We have withheld personally identifiable information to protect the privacy of natural
persons under section 9(2)(a) of the Official Information Act. We do not consider in the
circumstances of the present case, there are public interest factors that outweigh the
withholding of this information.
4. 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.
5. Please do not hesitate to contact us a
t [CAA request email] if you have any questions.
Yours sincerely
Nga Mihi,
Resolutions Team | Rōpū Whakatau
Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand |
Te Mana Rererangi Tūmatanui o Aotearoa |
PO Box 3555, Wellington 6140, New Zealand
Tel: +64 4 560 9400, Fax: +64 4 569 2024, Email: [email address], Web: www.caa.govt.nz
