Tēnā koe Will

I acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act 1982 request below, received by Police on 24 September 2025.

Your reference number is IR-01-25-36318.

You can expect a response to your request on or before 22 October 2025 unless an extension is needed.

Ngā mihi
McCoy
Ministerial Services
Police National Headquarters

-----Original Message-----
From: Will Evans <[FOI #32372 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, 23 September 2025 7:24 pm
To: Ministerial Services <[email address]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Official Information request - Operation Curly documentary

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Kia ora,

I’d like to make an OIA request for information held by the Police.

I would like the following information:
* All communications between the Police and NHNZ Productions regarding or Tom Phillips search/investigation (officially known as Operation Curly), and the documentary NHNZ has been producing about Tom Phillips.
* All communications between the Police and Dame Julie Christie regarding the aformentioned Police search/investigation and documentary.
* All communications between the Police and any members of the crew of the aforementioned documentary that pertain to or otherwise mention the aforementioned documentary and Police search/investigation.
* Copies of any written agreements or contracts the Police had with NHNZ Productions, Dame Julie Christie, or the crew of the aforementioned documentary.
* All other Police documents pertaining to or otherwise mentioning the aforementioned documentary.

For context: on September 10 Radio New Zealand reported that an NHNZ Productions documentary crew had been following the Police search/investigation into Tom Phillips.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/life/screens/tv/do...

Ngā mihi,
Will Evans

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