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From: James

Dear New Zealand Police,

Under the OIA can I please request the following:

Current number of Police vehicles in rainbow colours.

Cost of each subsequent vehicle (after 2018 which cost $10,000 and came from the recruitment budget ) having the rainbow colours applied and what budgets the costs came from?

All emails, texts, letters etc relating to each subsequent vehicle in rainbow colours since the first, in 2018. This should include who initiated the request for additional vehicles in rainbow colours, sign off/authorisation and budgets.

The name of the districts where the vehicles are stationed.

The company who applied the rainbow colours.

Prices/quotes and specifics for the work and all communications between Police and the supplier regarding this.

Thank you.
Yours faithfully,

James

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From: Ministerial Services
New Zealand Police

Tēnā koe James

I acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) request below.

Your reference number is IR-01-25-26386.

You can expect a response to your request on or before 15 August 2025 unless an extension is needed.

Ngā mihi, Michelle
Advisor - Police National Headquarters

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Dear New Zealand Police,

Under the OIA can I please request the following:

Current number of Police vehicles in rainbow colours.

Cost of each subsequent vehicle (after 2018 which cost $10,000 and came from the recruitment budget ) having the rainbow colours applied and what budgets the costs came from?

All emails, texts, letters etc relating to each subsequent vehicle in rainbow colours since the first, in 2018. This should include who initiated the request for additional vehicles in rainbow colours, sign off/authorisation and budgets.

The name of the districts where the vehicles are stationed.

The company who applied the rainbow colours.

Prices/quotes and specifics for the work and all communications between Police and the supplier regarding this.

Thank you.
Yours faithfully,

James

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