Date: Wed, 01 Oct 2025 23:49:54 +0000
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Official Information request - Remains of Heidi Paakkenon
From: Chip Douglas <
[email address]>
To: Ministerial Services <
[email address]>
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Dear New Zealand Police,
Dear Sir/Madam,
I write to you pursuant to the Official Information Act 1982 to request information held by New Zealand Police in relation to the disappearance and murder of Heidi Paakkönen in or about April 1989 in the Coromandel area.
Specifically, I request the following information:
Whether New Zealand Police have ever recovered the remains of Heidi Paakkönen.
Whether New Zealand Police hold any information that the remains of Heidi Paakkönen have been recovered by any other person or agency.
Whether New Zealand Police hold any information as to the current whereabouts of the remains of Heidi Paakkönen.
For the avoidance of doubt, this request is made in reliance upon the Official Information Act 1982, and I ask that it be processed accordingly.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Yours faithfully,
Chip Douglas
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