Good morning Matt

Your request below has been received and a decision on your request will be provided as soon as possible and no later than Thursday 7 May 2026. Responses to requests for information that are considered to be in the wider public interest will be published on the New Zealand Defence Force website (www.nzdf.mil.nz).

Regards

Corporate and Ministerial Services
Office of the Chief of Defence Force
New Zealand Defence Force | Te Ope Kātua o Aotearoa
www.nzdf.mil.nz

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From: Matt <[FOI #34421 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, 8 April 2026 10:52 am
To: Ministerial Services <[NZDF request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Plane spraying

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Dear New Zealand Defence Force,
I would like to know what you are spraying over palmerston north i have videos of a nzaf plane spraying content over palmerston north and i would like a answer please i also know about how an jet engine works and it wasn't a normal event so please enlighten me on the subject

Yours faithfully,

Matt

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Good morning Matt,

 

The New Zealand Defence Force has no spraying capability for its aircraft.
But in order to properly address your request, it would be helpful if you
could provide details of the date and time of the event(s), and any still
images if available.

 

Regards

 

Corporate and Ministerial Services

OCDF, Office of Chief of Defence Force
New Zealand Defence Force

[3]www.nzdf.mil.nz

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Matt [mailto:[FOI #34421 email]]
Sent: Wednesday, 8 April 2026 10:52 a.m.
To: Ministerial Services <[NZDF request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Plane spraying

 

 

Dear New Zealand Defence Force,

I would like to know what you are spraying over palmerston north i have
videos of a nzaf plane spraying content over palmerston north and i would
like a answer please i also know about how an jet engine works and it
wasn't a normal event so please enlighten me on the subject

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Matt

 

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Good afternoon Matt,

 

In the absence of any further information from you, your request is
refused in accordance with section 18(e) of the Official Information Act
1982 (OIA), as information concerning spraying over palmerston north does
not exist.

 

In accordance with section 28(3) of the OIA, you may ask an Ombudsman to
review this response to your request. Information regarding the process is
available at [3]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.

 

Regards

 

Corporate and Ministerial Services

OCDF, Office of Chief of Defence Force
New Zealand Defence Force

[4]www.nzdf.mil.nz

 

 

From: Ministerial Services
Sent: Thursday, 9 April 2026 9:29 a.m.
To: 'Matt' <[FOI #34421 email]>
Subject: [unclassified] RE: Official Information request - Plane spraying

 

Good morning Matt,

 

The New Zealand Defence Force has no spraying capability for its aircraft.
But in order to properly address your request, it would be helpful if you
could provide details of the date and time of the event(s), and any still
images if available.

 

Regards

 

Corporate and Ministerial Services

OCDF, Office of Chief of Defence Force
New Zealand Defence Force

[5]www.nzdf.mil.nz

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Matt [[6]mailto:[FOI #34421 email]]
Sent: Wednesday, 8 April 2026 10:52 a.m.
To: Ministerial Services <[7][NZDF request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Plane spraying

 

 

Dear New Zealand Defence Force,

I would like to know what you are spraying over palmerston north i have
videos of a nzaf plane spraying content over palmerston north and i would
like a answer please i also know about how an jet engine works and it
wasn't a normal event so please enlighten me on the subject

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Matt

 

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

[8][FOI #34421 email]

 

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page.

 

 

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