IR-01-25-44218
19 December 2025
Amanda Murtagh
[FYI request #33122 email]
Tēnā koe Amanda
Request for information
Thank you for your Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) request of 3 December 2025 which
you requested:
https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/12/02/commissioner-doesnt-believe-police-have-
a-culture-problem/
Please provide the survey and/or statistics regarding the 69% trust in NZ Police.
Who conducted the survey?
How many respondents/sources for the survey?
What questions were asked? Specifical y how 'trust' was defined in the survey?
This statistic originated from the 2024 Ministry of Justice New Zealand Crime and Victims
Survey (NZCVS). Information on the Police module can be found here on our website
New Zealand Crime and Victims Survey - Police Module | New Zealand Police. The full
report, methodology and questionnaire can be found here on the Justice websit
e NZCVS
Cycle 7 resources and results | New Zealand Ministry of Justice.
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proactively releases some information and documents that may be of interest to the
public. An anonymised version of this response may be publicly released on the New
Zealand Police website.
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www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.
Nāku noa, nā
Cas Carter
Executive Director Media and Communications
New Zealand Police
