OIA 25641
Helen
[FYI request #30811 email]
Dear Helen
Thank you for your Of icial Information Act 1982 (OIA) request of 24 April 2025 in which you
sought information regarding a press release which occurred on 25 February 2025. My
response to each part of your request can be found below.
How did you become aware of X account @Charteddaily’s post on violent crime -
who informed you and your office of the post? How did you become aware of the X
account @Charteddaily?
I saw the post on X.
Have you or any of your staff sent or received any messages to and from X user
@Charteddaily I request a copy of all internal instant communications between you
and your office regarding X account @Charteddaily post and the violent crime data
referred to in your PR titled Violent crime drops for the first time since 2018 on 25
February 2025.
Neither I nor my staff have communicated with the X user @Charteddaily.
I also request copies of all communications between, you, your office, the Prime
Minister’s office and Minister Goldsmith and his office regarding X account
@Charteddaily post and the violent crime data referred to in your PR titled Violent
crime drops for the first time since 2018 on 25 February 2025
Please find copies of the relevant communications attached. Some information is withheld
under section 9(2)(a) of the OIA, to protect the privacy of natural persons.
You have the right to ask the Ombudsman to review my decision if you are not satisfied with
my response to your request.
Yours sincerely
Hon Mark Mitchell
Minister of Police
From:
s9(2)(a)
To:
s9(2)(a)
@parliament.govt.nz; s9(2)(a) @parliament.govt.nz
Subject:
stats PR
Date:
Wednesday, 19 February 2025 10:55:48 am
9(2)(g)(i)
From: s.9(2)(a) OIA
@parliament.govt.nz>
Sent: Monday, 24 February 2025 2:32 PM
To:
@parliament.govt.nz>;
@parliament.govt.nz>
Cc:
@parliament.govt.nz>
Subject: Draft PR: Violent Crime drops for first time since 2018
Hey - draft PR for tomorrow. Minister Mitchell has seen it, but yet to be signed off. How
do you guys feel about it?
s.9(2)(g)(i) OIA
s.9(2)(g)(i) OIA
s.9(2)(g)(i) OIA
s.9(2)(a) OIA
Private Secretary (Advisory/Media)
Office of Hon. Mark Mitchell
@parliament.govt.nz
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