Request for a list of the "mainstream media outlets" that the police media team will respond to
Joshua Drummond made this Official Information request to New Zealand Police
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From: Joshua Drummond
Dear New Zealand Police,
I am a resident of New Zealand. In correspondence with Jeff from the New Zealand Police Media Team ([email address]) on Wednesday 14 January 2026, regarding a story I was researching about AI-generated imagery on social media, Jeff stated:
"We service requests for mainstream media outlets and can deal with between 150-200 queries a day. As a media team, we do not have capacity to answer questions from non-mainstream outlets."
Jeff also suggested that I frame my media questions in the form of Official Information Act requests, so I am taking his advice. I am intrigued by the implied official existence of opinions on what the New Zealand Police considers "mainstream." Accordingly, I am requesting
- a list of all the media outlets the Police and their media team deem mainstream (enough to warrant responding to media queries).
- a list of all outlets Police and their media team deem non-mainstream (to the point they don't warrant a response to media queries).
Yours faithfully,
Joshua Drummond
From: Ministerial Services
New Zealand Police
Tēnā koe Joshua,
I acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) request below.
Your reference number is IR-01-26-2345.
You can expect a response to your request on or before 19 February 2026 unless an extension is needed.
Ngā mihi
Jonelle|Advisor: Ministerial Services |(she/her)
Policy & Partnerships |Police National Headquarters |
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From: Ministerial Services
New Zealand Police
Tēnā koe Joshua
Please find attached the response relating to your Official Information
Act request, received by Police on 21 January 2026.
Ngā mihi
Lisa
Ministerial Services
Police National Headquarters
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