Tēnā koe Josh

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

Your reference number is IR-01-25-26593.

You can expect a response to your request on or before 19 August 2025 unless an extension is needed.

Ngā mihi, Michelle
Advisor - Police National Headquarters

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From: Josh <[FOI #31693 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2025 10:49 AM
To: Ministerial Services <[email address]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Official Information request - Information surrounding Covert Human Intelligence Sources

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Dear New Zealand Police,

I am writing to make several Official Information Requests under the Official Information Act 1982 (“OIA”) pursuant to s 12(1).

Request 1
I am aware Police utilise an internal formal policy on the management of, and conduct towards, Covert Human Intelligence Sources (“CHIS”). I am requesting full access to the documents which make up this policy governing Police use of CHIS, most specifically the Police manual on management of Police informants.

Request 2
I am also requesting information surrounding the manual mentioned in request 1. This includes the origins (when it was created, for what purpose, by whom etc.) and history (the number of versions, alterations, or changes made etc.) of the manual.
Of particular interest to me would be any information as to any past investigations, reports, or proposed reforms of the standard, adequacy, or efficiency of the manual and policy.

Request 3
I would also like to request statistics on the number of CHIS formally used by Police per annum over the past 10 years, irrespective of their individual successes in gathering evidence. In this respect, I am only after the number of CHIS who were formally engaged in any capacity in Police matters, specifically those who were entitled to expect the conduct of Police prescribed in the manual mentioned in request 1.

Request 4
I further request statistics of the total remuneration of paid Police informants per annum from 2016/17 till present (2025).

I look forward to hearing back from you.
Yours faithfully,
Josh

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