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Impaired Driving National Rollout

F Cook made this Official Information request to New Zealand Police

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From: F Cook

Dear New Zealand Police,

I reside in New Zealand and am a New Zealand citizen.

I request the following information to be provided through a formal response.

It is noted that: "From December 2025, Police began testing drivers in the Wellington region which will expand across New Zealand with all regions expected to be roadside drug testing by mid-2026."

https://www.police.govt.nz/advice-servic...

Can it be detailed the national rollout plan for use of oral fluid testing.

Including:

- What is the mid-2026 date indicated
- Are there other deciding factors on a national rollout outside of time & procurement of the tests themselves
- Will media reporting be engaged as oral fluid testing rolls out
- Will oral fluid testing be rolled out nationally all at once
- If not all at once, when will each region will next see oral fluid testing in use, by each region
- How many oral fluid test devices will be expected to be available for the police force to use within 2026, 2027, & 2028. By year, (by each region if allocated regionally)

Yours faithfully,

F Cook

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From: Ministerial Services
New Zealand Police

Tēnā koe,

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

Your reference number is IR-01-25-4816.

You can expect a response to your request on or before 11 March 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

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Tēnā koe

 

Please find attached the response relating to your Official Information
Act request, received by Police on 11 February 2026.

 

Ngā mihi

Lisa

Ministerial Services

Police National Headquarters

 

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