Tēnā koe Will,

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

Your reference number is IR-01-25-41230.

You can expect a response to your request on or before 9 December 2025 unless an extension is needed.

Ngā mihi

Jonelle |Advisor: Ministerial Services |(she/her)
Policy & Partnerships |Police National Headquarters |

-----Original Message-----
From: Will Evans <[FOI #32819 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, 11 November 2025 8:58 pm
To: Ministerial Services <[email address]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Official Information request - Foreign officials visits and gifts to police

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.

Kia ora,

Under the OIA, I'd like to request some information:

1. A list of in-person visits in New Zealand made by foreign officials to the Police between January 1 2024 and the present. In this list please include the name or position/job title of the person (or people) visiting, the country the visitor (or visitors) represent, the government department (or departments) the visitor/visitors represent, and the date of the visit (or a date range if the visit takes place over multiple days).

2. A list of gifts given to the Police or any individual employees of the Police by foreign government officials between January 1 2024 and the present. In this list please include a description of the gift given, the name of the foreign official who gave the gift, the official's position/job title if it is available, the country they represent, the government department they represent if any, and the date the gift was given (if an exact date isn't available, an approximation is fine).

I look forward to your decision on this request.

Ngā mihi,
Will Evans

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Kia ora

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)(a), the request is for a large quantity of official information or necessitates a search through a large quantity of information and meeting the original time limit would unreasonably interfere with the operations of the organisation.

Police requires until 19 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,

Siena (she/her)
Advisor - Ministerial Services
Police National Headquarters

-----Original Message-----
From: Ministerial Services
Sent: Wednesday, 12 November 2025 11:48 am
To: Will Evans <[FOI #32819 email]>
Subject: OIA Acknowledgement IR-01-25-41230

Tēnā koe Will,

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

Your reference number is IR-01-25-41230.

You can expect a response to your request on or before 9 December 2025 unless an extension is needed.

Ngā mihi

Jonelle |Advisor: Ministerial Services |(she/her) Policy & Partnerships |Police National Headquarters |

-----Original Message-----
From: Will Evans <[FOI #32819 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, 11 November 2025 8:58 pm
To: Ministerial Services <[email address]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Official Information request - Foreign officials visits and gifts to police

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.

Kia ora,

Under the OIA, I'd like to request some information:

1. A list of in-person visits in New Zealand made by foreign officials to the Police between January 1 2024 and the present. In this list please include the name or position/job title of the person (or people) visiting, the country the visitor (or visitors) represent, the government department (or departments) the visitor/visitors represent, and the date of the visit (or a date range if the visit takes place over multiple days).

2. A list of gifts given to the Police or any individual employees of the Police by foreign government officials between January 1 2024 and the present. In this list please include a description of the gift given, the name of the foreign official who gave the gift, the official's position/job title if it is available, the country they represent, the government department they represent if any, and the date the gift was given (if an exact date isn't available, an approximation is fine).

I look forward to your decision on this request.

Ngā mihi,
Will Evans

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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 #32819 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...

Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
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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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

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Kia ora Will

I apologise for the lateness of the response to your OIA.

I can advise your response has now been drafted and is proceeding through Police’s internal review and approval process. We will endeavour to get this to you as soon as practicable in the new year.

You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this decision. Information about how to make a complaint is available at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz

Ngā mihi,

Siena (she/her)
Advisor - Ministerial Services
Police National Headquarters

-----Original Message-----
From: Will Evans <[FOI #32819 email]>
Sent: Friday, 19 December 2025 4:33 pm
To: Ministerial Services <[email address]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Extension Notification OIA IR-01-25-41230

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.

Kia ora,

Will a decision be able to be given to me today?

Cheers,
Will

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

Kia ora

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)(a), the request is for a large quantity of official information or necessitates a search through a large quantity of information and meeting the original time limit would unreasonably interfere with the operations of the organisation.

Police requires until 19 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,

Siena (she/her)
Advisor - Ministerial Services
Police National Headquarters

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Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[FOI #32819 email]

Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
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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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

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