Tēnā koe John,

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

Your reference number is IR-01-25-31770.

You can expect a response to your request on or before 25 September 2025 unless an extension is needed.

Ngā mihi

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

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From: John <[FOI #32143 email]>
Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2025 1:39 PM
To: Ministerial Services <[email address]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Official Information request - Total Number of Mental Heath Jobs

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Dear New Zealand Police,

1. I would like to kindly request how many jobs the police respond to each year New Zealand wide that are mental health-related.
1a. with ambulances
1b. Police Only

2. I would also like to know how many mental health jobs the police in Wellington alone respond to.
2a. As well as how many the Community responce team responds to.

Yours faithfully,
John

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Kia ora John

Police note you have not provided a time period for the information you request.
Therefore, I suggest we provide this data from 1 January 2024 to present (28 August 2025), please advise if this is acceptable.

Ngā mihi, Michelle

Advisor - Ministerial Services
NZ Police National Headquarters Wellington

-----Original Message-----
From: Ministerial Services
Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2025 2:05 PM
To: John <[FOI #32143 email]>
Subject: RE: [EXTERNAL] Official Information request - Total Number of Mental Heath Jobs

Tēnā koe John,

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

Your reference number is IR-01-25-31770.

You can expect a response to your request on or before 25 September 2025 unless an extension is needed.

Ngā mihi

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

-----Original Message-----
From: John <[FOI #32143 email]>
Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2025 1:39 PM
To: Ministerial Services <[email address]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Official Information request - Total Number of Mental Heath Jobs

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,

1. I would like to kindly request how many jobs the police respond to each year New Zealand wide that are mental health-related.
1a. with ambulances
1b. Police Only

2. I would also like to know how many mental health jobs the police in Wellington alone respond to.
2a. As well as how many the Community responce team responds to.

Yours faithfully,
John

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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 #32143 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...

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WARNING

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Thanks for confirming John.

Kind regards, Michelle

Advisor - Ministerial Services
NZ Police National Headquarters Wellington

-----Original Message-----
From: John <[FOI #32143 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 2, 2025 10:19 AM
To: Ministerial Services <[email address]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: IR-01-25-31770 re mental health callouts - time period refinement

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Dear Ministerial Services,

Sorry, I thought I had included this in my orginal request

For the last financial year would be great thank you.

Yours sincerely,

John

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Kia ora John

Police note you have not provided a time period for the information you request.
Therefore, I suggest we provide this data from 1 January 2024 to present (28 August 2025), please advise if this is acceptable.

Ngā mihi, Michelle

Advisor - Ministerial Services
NZ Police National Headquarters Wellington

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Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[FOI #32143 email]

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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Tēnā koe John

 

Please find attached the response relating to your Official Information
Act request, received by Police on 28 August 2025.

 

Please accept our apologies for the delay in providing you with a response
to your request.

 

Ngā mihi

Lisa

Ministerial Services

Police National Headquarters

 

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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