Incident involving a dingy on the Waikato
Andrew Alexander made this Official Information request to New Zealand Police
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From: Andrew Alexander
Dear New Zealand Police,
I am after the police report on case #260404-5021.
I up turned my dingy on the Waikato river near Cambridge and made a statement to the police who attended along with St Johns ambulance,
Yours faithfully,
Andrew Alexander
From: Information Requests
New Zealand Police
Tçnâ koe Andrew,
I acknowledge receipt of your information request below, received by
Police on 06/04/2026.
Your request reference number is IR-02-26-2521.
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.
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following:
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- 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.
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For more information about accepted forms of ID and identity referee
statements, please visit
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Please provide the above identity/authorisation information by 05/05/2026,
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However, Police are currently managing a large number of information
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Ngâ mihi
DKIYF1
Analyst
Information Requests | Service Group
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From: Information Requests
New Zealand Police
Kia Ora Andrew,
I am following up with the below email that was sent to you on the 13^th
April.
To proceed with your request please reply to this email with the
following:
- a personal e-mail address (you can send the following ID from your
personal e-mail)
- 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.
Ngâ mihi,
Eva | EFDP99
Analyst Supervisor
Information Requests | Service Group
P 105
E [1][email address]
From: Information Requests
Sent: Monday, 13 April 2026 1:32 pm
To: 'Andrew Alexander' <[FOI #34394 email]>
Subject: Further information required | Reference IR-02-26-2521 - Official
Information request - Incident involving a dingy on the Waikato
Importance: High
Tçnâ koe Andrew,
I acknowledge receipt of your information request below, received by
Police on 06/04/2026.
Your request reference number is IR-02-26-2521.
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:
- a personal e-mail address (you can send the following ID from your
personal e-mail)
- 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.
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
[2]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
[3]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 05/05/2026,
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.
Ngâ mihi
DKIYF1
Analyst
Information Requests | Service Group
P 105
E [4][email address]
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From: Andrew Alexander
Dear Information Requests,
How do I attach my Dl or passport to satisfy this requirement above
Yours sincerely,
Andrew Alexander
Things to do with this request
- Add an annotation (to help the requester or others)
- Download a zip file of all correspondence (note: this contains the same information already available above).
