Tēnā koe Nigel,

 

I acknowledge receipt of your information request below, received by
Police on 25/10/2025.

 

Your request reference number is 01-25-39184.

 

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have up to 20 working days to respond to your request commencing from the
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Nga Mihi

 

Tess TKL015

Supervisor
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-----Original Message-----

From: Nigel Gray <[6][FYI request #32660 email]>

Sent: Saturday, 25 October 2025 8:51 am

To: Ministerial Services <[7][email address]>

Subject: IR-01-25-39184 Official Information request - Release of Tom
Phillips Camp Photos Query

 

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Dear New Zealand Police,

                                           In the last week you have
released new photos of Tom Phillip's campsites details to public media,
yet you have not answered my previous OIA request. Can you please provide
any emails, documents, internal memos etc. that mention public relations,
or public media narrative or controlling the narrative concerning the
release of these photos or any other photos concerning Tom Phillips case?

                                           Can you also explain why you
have released these photos to public media? There have been numerous
mentions, at least in the media, of the need to "protect the children", to
"respect the family" "respect privacy" and yet your photo release appears
to be having the opposite effect, at least from a public perspective.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Nigel Gray

 

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Kia ora Nigel

I refer to your request below. I have been asked to advise you that Police requires an extension of time in which to respond to your request, pursuant to section 15A(1) of the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA). Specifically, section 15A(1)(b), consultations necessary to make a decision on the request are such that a proper response to the request cannot reasonably be made within the original time limit.

Police requires until 1 December 2025 to provide a substantive response to your request, however we are endeavouring to provide this to you as soon as possible.

You have the right, under section 28(3) of the OIA, to make a complaint to an Ombudsman about this extension. Information about how to make a complaint is available at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.

Ngā mihi,

Tracy
Senior Advisor | Ministerial Services
Police National Headquarters

-----Original Message-----
From: Nigel Gray <[FOI #32660 email]>
Sent: Saturday, 25 October 2025 8:51 AM
To: Ministerial Services <[email address]>
Subject: IR-01-25-39184 Official Information request - Release of Tom Phillips Camp Photos Query

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,
In the last week you have released new photos of Tom Phillip's campsites details to public media, yet you have not answered my previous OIA request. Can you please provide any emails, documents, internal memos etc. that mention public relations, or public media narrative or controlling the narrative concerning the release of these photos or any other photos concerning Tom Phillips case?
Can you also explain why you have released these photos to public media? There have been numerous mentions, at least in the media, of the need to "protect the children", to "respect the family" "respect privacy" and yet your photo release appears to be having the opposite effect, at least from a public perspective.

Yours faithfully,

Nigel Gray

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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 #32660 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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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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