Tēnā koe Christine,

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

Your reference number is IR-01-25-30823

You can expect a response to your request on or before 18 September 2025 unless an extension is needed.

Ngā mihi

Jonelle|Advisor: Ministerial Services |(she/her)
Policy & Partnerships |Police National Headquarters |

-----Original Message-----
From: k <[FOI #32082 email]>
Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2025 1:57 PM
To: Ministerial Services <[email address]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Official Information request - DS Read Interviews regarding the disappearance of Heidi Pakonnen and Urban Hoglin withheld from Defence.

CAUTION: This email originated from outside the New Zealand Police Network. DO NOT click links or open attachments unless you recognise the sender and are assured that the content is safe.

Dear New Zealand Police,
To whom it may concern,

I request the full interviews that DS Read conducted regarding the disappearance of Heidi Pakkonnen and Urban Hoglin who disappeared in the Coromandel Area on or abouts April 10th 1989.

I would like the full statements from everyone that he conducted an interview with over the period 1989 till 2018.

As this is currently before the Supreme Court I expect at the end of the proceedings I am under law able to have these retrieved.

Interviews Include:

Darren Lindsay

Donald Turner Jnr

David Turner

James Turner

Donald Turner Senior

Angela Neal

Christine Haimona

Yours faithfully,

k

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Tēnā koe Christine,

Your below request has been transferred to Information Requests for further processing and to be actioned.

Your new request reference number is IR-01-25-30944.

Pursuant to section 15(1) of the Official Information Act 1982, Police have up to 20 working days to respond to your request commencing from the day after it was received. Working days do not include weekends or public holidays.

Police are currently managing a large number of information requests. If you are required to meet a specific court date or have another reason for urgency, please notify us.

Kind regards,

Moyrah MAHCZ2
Analyst
Information Requests | Service Group

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-----Original Message-----
From: Ministerial Services
Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2025 2:26 PM
To: 'k' <[FOI #32082 email]>
Subject: OIA Acknowledgement IR-01-25-30823

Tēnā koe Christine,

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

Your reference number is IR-01-25-30823

You can expect a response to your request on or before 18 September 2025 unless an extension is needed.

Ngā mihi

Jonelle|Advisor: Ministerial Services |(she/her)
Policy & Partnerships |Police National Headquarters |

-----Original Message-----
From: k <[FOI #32082 email]>
Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2025 1:57 PM
To: Ministerial Services <[email address]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Official Information request - DS Read Interviews regarding the disappearance of Heidi Pakonnen and Urban Hoglin withheld from Defence.

CAUTION: This email originated from outside the New Zealand Police Network. DO NOT click links or open attachments unless you recognise the sender and are assured that the content is safe.

Dear New Zealand Police,
To whom it may concern,

I request the full interviews that DS Read conducted regarding the disappearance of Heidi Pakkonnen and Urban Hoglin who disappeared in the Coromandel Area on or abouts April 10th 1989.

I would like the full statements from everyone that he conducted an interview with over the period 1989 till 2018.

As this is currently before the Supreme Court I expect at the end of the proceedings I am under law able to have these retrieved.

Interviews Include:

Darren Lindsay

Donald Turner Jnr

David Turner

James Turner

Donald Turner Senior

Angela Neal

Christine Haimona

Yours faithfully,

k

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This is an Official Information request made via the FYI website.

Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[FOI #32082 email]

Is [New Zealand Police request email] the wrong address for Official Information requests to New Zealand Police? If so, please contact us using this form:
https://fyi.org.nz/change_request/new?bo...

Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
https://fyi.org.nz/help/officers

If you find this service useful as an Official Information officer, please ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's OIA or LGOIMA page.

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WARNING

The information contained in this email message is intended for the addressee only and may contain privileged information. It may also be subject to the provisions of section 50 of the Policing Act 2008, which creates an offence to have unlawful possession of Police property. If you are not the intended recipient of this message or have received this message in error, you must not peruse, use, distribute or copy this message or any of its contents. Also note, the views expressed in this message may not necessarily reflect those of the New Zealand Police. If you have received this message in error, please email or telephone the sender immediately

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Tçnâ koe K,

  

Your request has been considered in accordance with the Official
Information Act 1982.

 

I enclose the following information:

 

o The Supreme Court hearing regarding a criminal appeal for this matter
is now concluded. The Supreme Court has advised that the Appeal
decision is not publicly available. Due to this and the further legal
matters that are likely, we are unable to provide any further
information related to this matter.

 

We have withheld the information you have requested in accordance with:

 

- section 6(c) of the OIA, as the withholding of the information is
necessary as it may prejudice the maintenance of the law, including the
prevention, investigation, and detection of offences, and the right to a
fair trial

 

You have the right to ask the Ombudsman to review my decision if you are
not satisfied with Police’s response to your request. You can find more
information at
[1]http://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/make-....

 

Your request is now closed.

 

Ngâ mihi

ITHDE1

Senior Analyst

Information Requests | Service Group

 

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-----Original Message-----
From: k <[3][FOI #32082 email]>
Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2025 1:57 PM
To: Ministerial Services <[4][email address]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Official Information request - DS Read Interviews
regarding the disappearance of Heidi Pakonnen and Urban Hoglin withheld
from Defence.

 

CAUTION: This email originated from outside the New Zealand Police
Network. DO NOT click links or open attachments unless you recognise the
sender and are assured that the content is safe.

 

Dear New Zealand Police,

To whom it may concern,

 

I request the full interviews that DS Read conducted regarding the
disappearance of Heidi Pakkonnen and Urban Hoglin who disappeared in the
Coromandel Area on or abouts April 10th 1989.

 

I would like the full statements from everyone that he conducted an
interview with over the period 1989 till 2018.

 

As this is currently before the Supreme Court I expect at the end of the
proceedings I am under law able to have these retrieved.

 

Interviews  Include:

 

Darren Lindsay

 

Donald Turner Jnr

 

David Turner

 

James Turner

 

Donald Turner Senior

 

Angela Neal

 

Christine Haimona

 

Yours faithfully,

 

k

 

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This is an Official Information request made via the FYI website.

 

Please use this email address for all replies to this request:

[5][FOI #32082 email]

 

Is [6][New Zealand Police request email] the wrong address for Official
Information requests to New Zealand Police? If so, please contact us using
this form:

[7]https://fyi.org.nz/change_request/new?bo...

 

Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on
the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:

[8]https://fyi.org.nz/help/officers

 

If you find this service useful as an Official Information officer, please
ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's OIA or LGOIMA
page.

 

 

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are not the intended recipient of this message or have received this
message in error, you must not peruse, use, distribute or copy this
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message may not necessarily reflect those of the New Zealand Police. If
you have received this message in error, please email or telephone the
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