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Tēnā koe Dee,

Thank you for emailing the Ministry of Justice (the Ministry).

We acknowledge receipt of your request under the Official Information Act
1982 (the Act). 

This has been forwarded onto the relevant business unit to respond to. 

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and any other personal information will be withheld under Section 9(2)(a)
(protect the privacy of natural persons) of the Act. 

You can expect a response by 21 April 2026.

Ngā mihi nui,

 

Ministerial Services

   

Communications and Ministerial Services | Corporate Services

Ministry of Justice | Tāhū o te Ture [1]justice.govt.nz

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Dee <[FOI #34191 email]>
Sent: Saturday, 21 March 2026 7:40 pm
To: [Ministry of Justice request email]
Subject: Official Information request - Request for reported IPV victims
by gender

 

Dear Ministry of Justice,

I am kindly requesting general statistics on reported domestic intimate
partner violence (IPV), with victim statistics are broken down by gender
(eg male vs female victims) and type of IPV (physical vs sexual).

 

If possible over the last 5 years with numbers per year, and include, if
available, statistics on reported IPV's that resulted in successful
conviction.

If detailed numbers are significant to collate, approximate percentages
would be fine.

 

Yours faithfully,

Dee

 

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Tçnâ koe Dee,

Thank you for your email of 21 March 2026, requesting data on IPV
statistics, under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act).
Specifically, you requested:

 1. …general statistics on reported domestic intimate partner violence
(IPV), with victim statistics are broken down by gender (eg male vs
female victims) and type of IPV (physical vs sexual).
 2. If possible over the last 5 years with numbers per year, and include,
if available, statistics on reported IPV's that resulted in successful
conviction.

Attached to this email is a letter informing you that we have transferred
Q1 of your request to the Police for response.

In response to the remainder of your request (Q2), the Ministry does not
record data to the level of detail required to answer your request. New
reporting would need to be created to answer these parts of your request
and there is no requirement under the Act for agencies to do this to
respond to a request. Therefore, Q2 is refused under section 18(g)(i) of
the Act, as the information is not held by the Ministry, or any other
agency subject to the Act.

If you are not satisfied with this response, you have the right to make a
complaint to the Ombudsman under section 28 of the Act. The Office of the
Ombudsman may be contacted by phone on: 0800 802 602, by email at:
[1][email address], or via the webform: [2]Make a complaint
(for members of the public) | Ombudsman New Zealand.

 

Ngâ mihi,

+--------------------------------------------+
| |Communications and Ministerial Services | |
| |Corporate Services |
| | |
| |Ministry of Justice | Tâhû o te Ture |
| |Justice Centre | 19 Aitken Street, |
| |Wellington (6011) |
| | |
| |[3][email address]|
| | |
| |[4][email address] |
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| |[5][Ministry of Justice request email] |
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From: [7][Ministry of Justice request email] <[8][Ministry of Justice request email]>
Sent: Monday, 23 March 2026 10:12 am
To: Dee <[9][FOI #34191 email]>
Subject: RE: Official Information request - Request for reported IPV
victims by gender (ref: 131190)

 

Tçnâ koe Dee,

Thank you for emailing the Ministry of Justice (the Ministry).

We acknowledge receipt of your request under the Official Information Act
1982 (the Act).

This has been forwarded onto the relevant business unit to respond to.

The Ministry may publish the response to your request on our website, you
can expect that if your OIA is to be published that this will take place
at least 10 working days after the response has been sent you. Your name
and any other personal information will be withheld under Section 9(2)(a)
(protect the privacy of natural persons) of the Act.

You can expect a response by 21 April 2026.

Ngâ mihi nui,

 

Ministerial Services

   

Communications and Ministerial Services | Corporate Services

Ministry of Justice | Tâhû o te Ture [10]justice.govt.nz

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Dee
Sent: Saturday, 21 March 2026 7:40 pm
To: [11][Ministry of Justice request email]
Subject: Official Information request - Request for reported IPV victims
by gender

 

Dear Ministry of Justice,

I am kindly requesting general statistics on reported domestic intimate
partner violence (IPV), with victim statistics are broken down by gender
(eg male vs female victims) and type of IPV (physical vs sexual).

 

If possible over the last 5 years with numbers per year, and include, if
available, statistics on reported IPV's that resulted in successful
conviction.

If detailed numbers are significant to collate, approximate percentages
would be fine.

 

Yours faithfully,

Dee

 

-------------------------------------------------------------------

 

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Please use this email address for all replies to this request:

[12][FOI #34191 email]

 

Is [13][Ministry of Justice request email] the wrong address for Official Information
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[14]https://fyi.org.nz/change_request/new?bo...

 

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Tçnâ koe Dee

I acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) request
below, follows partial transfer from Ministry of Justice to Police.

Your reference number is IR-01-26-11206.

 

You can expect a response to your request on or before 29 April 2026
unless an extension is needed.

Ngâ mihi, Michelle
Advisor - Police National Headquarters

 

 

From: [Ministry of Justice request email] <[Ministry of Justice request email]>
Sent: Friday, 27 March 2026 3:56 PM
To: Dee <[FOI #34191 email]>
Subject: A response to your request for information (ref: 131190)

 

Tçnâ koe Dee,

Thank you for your email of 21 March 2026, requesting data on IPV
statistics, under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act).
Specifically, you requested:

 1. …general statistics on reported domestic intimate partner violence
(IPV), with victim statistics are broken down by gender (eg male vs
female victims) and type of IPV (physical vs sexual).
 2. If possible over the last 5 years with numbers per year, and include,
if available, statistics on reported IPV's that resulted in successful
conviction.

Attached to this email is a letter informing you that we have transferred
Q1 of your request to the Police for response.

In response to the remainder of your request (Q2), the Ministry does not
record data to the level of detail required to answer your request. New
reporting would need to be created to answer these parts of your request
and there is no requirement under the Act for agencies to do this to
respond to a request. Therefore, Q2 is refused under section 18(g)(i) of
the Act, as the information is not held by the Ministry, or any other
agency subject to the Act.

If you are not satisfied with this response, you have the right to make a
complaint to the Ombudsman under section 28 of the Act. The Office of the
Ombudsman may be contacted by phone on: 0800 802 602, by email at:
[1][email address], or via the webform: [2]Make a complaint
(for members of the public) | Ombudsman New Zealand.

 

Ngâ mihi,

+--------------------------------------------+
| |Communications and Ministerial Services | |
| |Corporate Services |
| | |
| |Ministry of Justice | Tâhû o te Ture |
| |Justice Centre | 19 Aitken Street, |
| |Wellington (6011) |
| | |
| |[3][email address]|
| | |
| |[4][email address] |
| | |
| |[5][Ministry of Justice request email] |
| | |
| |[6]justice.govt.nz |
+--------------------------------------------+

 

From: [7][Ministry of Justice request email] <[8][Ministry of Justice request email]>
Sent: Monday, 23 March 2026 10:12 am
To: Dee <[9][FOI #34191 email]>
Subject: RE: Official Information request - Request for reported IPV
victims by gender (ref: 131190)

 

Tçnâ koe Dee,

Thank you for emailing the Ministry of Justice (the Ministry).

We acknowledge receipt of your request under the Official Information Act
1982 (the Act).

This has been forwarded onto the relevant business unit to respond to.

The Ministry may publish the response to your request on our website, you
can expect that if your OIA is to be published that this will take place
at least 10 working days after the response has been sent you. Your name
and any other personal information will be withheld under Section 9(2)(a)
(protect the privacy of natural persons) of the Act.

You can expect a response by 21 April 2026.

Ngâ mihi nui,

 

Ministerial Services

   

Communications and Ministerial Services | Corporate Services

Ministry of Justice | Tâhû o te Ture [10]justice.govt.nz

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Dee
Sent: Saturday, 21 March 2026 7:40 pm
To: [11][Ministry of Justice request email]
Subject: Official Information request - Request for reported IPV victims
by gender

 

Dear Ministry of Justice,

I am kindly requesting general statistics on reported domestic intimate
partner violence (IPV), with victim statistics are broken down by gender
(eg male vs female victims) and type of IPV (physical vs sexual).

 

If possible over the last 5 years with numbers per year, and include, if
available, statistics on reported IPV's that resulted in successful
conviction.

If detailed numbers are significant to collate, approximate percentages
would be fine.

 

Yours faithfully,

Dee

 

-------------------------------------------------------------------

 

This is an Official Information request made via the FYI website.

 

Please use this email address for all replies to this request:

[12][FOI #34191 email]

 

Is [13][Ministry of Justice request email] the wrong address for Official Information
requests to Ministry of Justice? If so, please contact us using this form:

[14]https://fyi.org.nz/change_request/new?bo...

 

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the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:

[15]https://fyi.org.nz/help/officers

 

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page.

 

 

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Kia ora Dee

 

I refer to your request below. 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 27 May 2026 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 [1]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800
802 602.

 

Ngā mihi,

 

Tracy

Senior Advisor | Ministerial Services

Police National Headquarters

 

 

From: Ministerial Services
Sent: Monday, 30 March 2026 9:15 AM
To: Dee <[FYI request #34191 email]>
Subject: OIA acknowledgement IR-01-26-11206 - follows partial transfer
from Ministry of Justice to Police

 

Tēnā koe Dee

I acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) request
below, follows partial transfer from Ministry of Justice to Police.

Your reference number is IR-01-26-11206.

 

You can expect a response to your request on or before 29 April 2026
unless an extension is needed.

Ngā mihi, Michelle
Advisor - Police National Headquarters

 

 

From: [2][Ministry of Justice request email] <[3][Ministry of Justice request email]>
Sent: Friday, 27 March 2026 3:56 PM
To: Dee <[4][FYI request #34191 email]>
Subject: A response to your request for information (ref: 131190)

 

Tēnā koe Dee,

Thank you for your email of 21 March 2026, requesting data on IPV
statistics, under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act).
Specifically, you requested:

 1. …general statistics on reported domestic intimate partner violence
(IPV), with victim statistics are broken down by gender (eg male vs
female victims) and type of IPV (physical vs sexual).
 2. If possible over the last 5 years with numbers per year, and include,
if available, statistics on reported IPV's that resulted in successful
conviction.

Attached to this email is a letter informing you that we have transferred
Q1 of your request to the Police for response.

In response to the remainder of your request (Q2), the Ministry does not
record data to the level of detail required to answer your request. New
reporting would need to be created to answer these parts of your request
and there is no requirement under the Act for agencies to do this to
respond to a request. Therefore, Q2 is refused under section 18(g)(i) of
the Act, as the information is not held by the Ministry, or any other
agency subject to the Act.

If you are not satisfied with this response, you have the right to make a
complaint to the Ombudsman under section 28 of the Act. The Office of the
Ombudsman may be contacted by phone on: 0800 802 602, by email at:
[5][email address], or via the webform: [6]Make a complaint
(for members of the public) | Ombudsman New Zealand.

 

Ngā mihi,

+--------------------------------------------+
| |Communications and Ministerial Services | |
| |Corporate Services |
| | |
| |Ministry of Justice | Tāhū o te Ture |
| |Justice Centre | 19 Aitken Street, |
| |Wellington (6011) |
| | |
| |[7][email address]|
| | |
| |[8][email address] |
| | |
| |[9][Ministry of Justice request email] |
| | |
| |[10]justice.govt.nz |
+--------------------------------------------+

 

From: [11][Ministry of Justice request email] <[12][Ministry of Justice request email]>
Sent: Monday, 23 March 2026 10:12 am
To: Dee <[13][FYI request #34191 email]>
Subject: RE: Official Information request - Request for reported IPV
victims by gender (ref: 131190)

 

Tēnā koe Dee,

Thank you for emailing the Ministry of Justice (the Ministry).

We acknowledge receipt of your request under the Official Information Act
1982 (the Act).

This has been forwarded onto the relevant business unit to respond to.

The Ministry may publish the response to your request on our website, you
can expect that if your OIA is to be published that this will take place
at least 10 working days after the response has been sent you. Your name
and any other personal information will be withheld under Section 9(2)(a)
(protect the privacy of natural persons) of the Act.

You can expect a response by 21 April 2026.

Ngā mihi nui,

 

Ministerial Services

   

Communications and Ministerial Services | Corporate Services

Ministry of Justice | Tāhū o te Ture [14]justice.govt.nz

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Dee
Sent: Saturday, 21 March 2026 7:40 pm
To: [15][Ministry of Justice request email]
Subject: Official Information request - Request for reported IPV victims
by gender

 

Dear Ministry of Justice,

I am kindly requesting general statistics on reported domestic intimate
partner violence (IPV), with victim statistics are broken down by gender
(eg male vs female victims) and type of IPV (physical vs sexual).

 

If possible over the last 5 years with numbers per year, and include, if
available, statistics on reported IPV's that resulted in successful
conviction.

If detailed numbers are significant to collate, approximate percentages
would be fine.

 

Yours faithfully,

Dee

 

-------------------------------------------------------------------

 

This is an Official Information request made via the FYI website.

 

Please use this email address for all replies to this request:

[16][FYI request #34191 email]

 

Is [17][Ministry of Justice request email] the wrong address for Official Information
requests to Ministry of Justice? If so, please contact us using this form:

[18]https://fyi.org.nz/change_request/new?bo...

 

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the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:

[19]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.

 

 

-------------------------------------------------------------------

 

===============================================================

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
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