Tçnâ koe Carl,

I acknowledge receipt of your information request below, received by Police on 05/04/2026.

Your request reference number is IR-02-26-2523.

As required by the Privacy Act, Police may give access to your personal information only if we are satisfied as to your identity or authority to request this information.

To satisfy this requirement, please reply to this email with the following:
- one form of photographic identification such as a driver’s licence or passport;
AND a photo of yourself holding the photo ID,
- or, two forms of non-photographic identification such as a birth certificate or Community Services card;
AND a photo of yourself holding both forms of ID.

Given that this is requesting personal information, for safety, it would be better if you made your request through your own private email.

Alternatively, you may visit a police station to show your identity document in person, or seek verification of identity from the Police system. Police station locations can be found at https://www.police.govt.nz/contact-us/st.... Please quote your reference number above.

For more information about accepted forms of ID and identity referee statements, please visit https://www.police.govt.nz/advice-servic....

The information you provide will be deleted upon completion of your request.

Please provide the above identity/authorisation information by 13/05/2026, so we can process your request for information, otherwise it will be closed without further action.

Pursuant to section 44(1) of the Privacy Act 2020, Police have 20 working days to complete your request commencing from the day after it was received, excluding the period from today until the above identity/authorisation information is received. Working days do not include weekends or public holidays.

However, Police are currently managing a large number of information requests and it may take us longer to respond. We sincerely apologise for any delay. If you are required to meet a specific court date or have another reason for urgency, please notify us.

Information Requests Analyst Team
Information Requests | Service Group

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