Ethnic data of killings by police
Emmy Rākete made this Official Information request to New Zealand Police
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From: Emmy Rākete
New Zealand Police,
I am a New Zealand citizen and currently reside in Aotearoa, as
required by s12(1) of the OIA 1982.
I am requesting information regarding the ethnicities of all people killed by New Zealand police officers as far back as your records allow. If you have access to New Zealand Police Force or Armed Constabulary Force records, include that information. Please break this information down by year.
If information needs to be withheld with respect to individuals' privacy, please excise/redact that information and disclose what you can.
Nāku nā,
Emmy Rākete
From: Emmy Rākete
New Zealand Police,
Release the information I am requesting. You are in breach of the Official Information Act.
Emmy Rākete
From: MCMAHON, Teresa
New Zealand Police
Dear Ms Rakete
I am very sorry that you have not received a response to your information
request for data on the ethnicities of people killed by police.
Our records indicate that the attached reply was sent on or before 4
November.
We will look into why you did not receive the reply. In the meantime here
is the reply prepared by Police Professional Conduct.
I apologise for the delay in your receiving this response.
Yours sincerely
Teresa McMahon
Ministerial Services
Police National Headquarters
PO Box 3017
Wellington
Ext 44069, DDI 04 474 9469
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Dear Emmy,
thank you for your email, this has been forwarded on for response.
Regards,
Public Affairs.
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To: OIA requests at New Zealand Police <[New Zealand Police request email]>
From: Emmy Rākete <[FOI #3174 email]>
Date: 24/11/2015 03:09PM
Subject: Re: Official Information Act request - Ethnic data of killings by
police
New Zealand Police,
Release the information I am requesting. You are in breach of the Official
Information Act.
Emmy Rākete
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