Kia ora, New Zealand Police,

I am requesting information under the Official Information Act 1982.

This request relates to New Zealand Police policies, procedures, and training governing high-speed driving and approaches during routine traffic enforcement, including the application of TENR (Tactical, Environment, Necessity, Risk).

To assist efficiency and avoid unnecessary collation, I request current versions of documents only, unless otherwise stated.

1. Policies and Operational Guidelines

Please provide any current policies, instructions, or operational guidelines (including Police Manual chapters, standard operating procedures, or aide-memoires) that relate to:

* The application of TENR during:

* traffic enforcement
* high-speed driving (including exceeding the speed limit)
* activation of emergency lights and sirens

* The distinction between:

* a routine traffic stop
* a high-speed approach
* a pursuit

* Criteria or thresholds (including specific speed thresholds) that:

*justify or permit a high-speed approach
* apply to minor infringements (e.g. 10–11 km/h over the speed limit)
* require escalation, reporting, or reclassification as a pursuit, including where officers are 'exceeding the speed limit (e.g. by 30–40 km/h or more)'

2. Supervisor Notification and Control

Please provide policies outlining:

When officers must notify a supervisor or communications centre when:

* exceeding the speed limit, including by 30–40 km/h or more where escalation, reporting, or reclassification as a pursuit may be required
* engaging in high-risk driving
* rapidly closing distance on another vehicle

* When a supervisor is required to take command or oversight

* Supervisor responsibilities for:

* risk assessment (including TENR)
* ongoing monitoring
* directing abandonment of an approach or pursuit

3. Use of Emergency Lights and Sirens

Please provide policies or guidance specifying:

* When emergency lights and/or sirens must be activated:

* when initiating a routine traffic stop, including from a parked position
* when exceeding the speed limit
* when approaching vehicles at speed in multi-lane or dense traffic

* Any permitted exceptions.

4. Driving Safety Protocols

Please provide procedures or guidance relating to:

* Safe following distances at speed (e.g. 80 km/h and above)
* Lane changing and overtaking during enforcement activity
* Maintaining safe separation in multi-vehicle traffic situations

5. Roles and Responsibilities of Secondary Officers

Please provide any policies outlining:

* The role of a secondary officer in monitoring driver behaviour
* Any obligation to report unsafe driving or breaches of policy
* Oversight responsibilities relating to TENR, high-speed driving, or pursuits

6. Speed Detection Equipment (Patrol Vehicles)

Please provide any current operating manuals, procedures, or policy documents relating to the use of in-vehicle radar or other speed detection devices used by traffic patrol officers.

7. Training Materials

Please provide any current training material, modules, or course outlines relating to:

* High-speed driving
* TENR application
* Pursuit initiation and management
* Safe approaches to vehicles during routine traffic stops
* in-vehicle radar or other speed detection

Ngā mihi,
Shane Plummer
Tauranga