Tēnā koe Geoff

I acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act 1982 request below, received by Police on 6 October 2025.

Your reference number is IR-01-25-36743.

You can expect a response to your request on or before 5 November 2025 unless an extension is needed.

Ngā mihi
McCoy
Ministerial Services
Police National Headquarters

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From: Geoff. Waterhouse <[FOI #32503 email]>
Sent: Monday, 6 October 2025 8:27 pm
To: Ministerial Services <[email address]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Official Information request - Information on Pseudo Driver Licence PZ109108

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Dear New Zealand Police,

On 03 December 2006, Pseudo Driver Licence Number PZ109108 was created for PAIHIA TAXIS & TOURS LIMITED.

Please provide:

1)The name and position of the person(s) who created this licence.

2)The reason and internal process for its creation.

3)The Act, statute, or other legislative authority under which it was created.

4)Was it created as a result of an alleged Speeding ticket?

5What are the details of that ticket?

6If so, what was the date of the offence?

7A list of all offences attributed to PAIHIA TAXIS & TOURS LIMITED under Pseudo Driver Licence number PZ109108 from 3 December 2006 to 20 July 2025.

8 Is a “Pseudo Driver Licence” a legal document under New Zealand law? If so, please specify the legal basis. If not, please explain why it was used for prosecutorial or infringement purposes.

Yours faithfully,

Geoff. Waterhouse
Director
PAIHIA TAXIS & TOURS LIMITED

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Tēnā koe Geoff

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

 

Police are aware you sent the same request to the New Zealand Transport
Authority (NZTA) so Police will answer Q7 and NZTA will answer Q1-6 and Q8
as this information is held by, or more closely related to, the functions
of NZTA.

Your reference number is IR-01-25-37398.

You can expect a response to your request on or before 10 November 2025
unless an extension is needed.

 

Ngā mihi, Michelle
Advisor - Police National Headquarters

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----

From: Geoff. Waterhouse
<[1][FOI #32503 email]>

Sent: Monday, 6 October 2025 8:27 pm

To: Ministerial Services <[2][email address]>

Subject: [EXTERNAL] Official Information request - Information on Pseudo
Driver Licence PZ109108

 

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,

 

On 03 December 2006, Pseudo Driver Licence Number PZ109108 was created for
PAIHIA TAXIS & TOURS LIMITED.

 

Please provide:

 

1)The name and position of the person(s) who created this licence.

 

2)The reason and internal process for its creation.

 

3)The Act, statute, or other legislative authority under which it was
created.

 

4)Was it created as a result of an alleged Speeding ticket?

 

5What are the details of that ticket?

 

6If so, what was the date of the offence?

 

7 A list of all offences attributed to PAIHIA TAXIS & TOURS LIMITED under
Pseudo Driver Licence number PZ109108 from 3 December 2006 to 20 July
2025.

 

8 Is a “Pseudo Driver Licence” a legal document under New Zealand law? If
so, please specify the legal basis. If not, please explain why it was used
for prosecutorial or infringement purposes.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Geoff. Waterhouse

Director

PAIHIA TAXIS & TOURS LIMITED

 

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[3][FOI #32503 email]

 

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Information requests to New Zealand Police? If so, please contact us using
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page.

 

 

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are not the intended recipient of this message or have received this
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Tēnā koe Geoff

 

Please find attached the response and documentation relating to your
Official Information Act request, received by Police on 10 October 2025.

 

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