Tēnā koe Maria

I acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act 1982 request below, received by Police on 10 October 2025.

Your reference number is IR-01-25-37323.

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

Ngā mihi
McCoy
Ministerial Services
Police National Headquarters

-----Original Message-----
From: Maria Smith <[FOI #32544 email]>
Sent: Friday, 10 October 2025 11:33 am
To: Ministerial Services <[email address]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Official Information request - The use of pepper spray on protestors

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Dear New Zealand Police,

I am requesting official information as to the use or deployment, or non-use or deployment of pepper spray on protestors at the Parliament Grounds on Wednesday 10 February 2022 during the hours of 0600hrs and 23:59hrs of the Occupation Protest.

Yours faithfully,
Maria Smith

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