Kia ora Kay,

Thank you for your Official Information Act request. Please find attached a copy of our response to your Official Information Act request, which we have transferred the request to New Zealand Police.

Nga mihi,
Gavin

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From: Mr Gladstone [mailto:[FOI #9682 email]]
Sent: Wednesday, 27 February 2019 6:07 a.m.
To: Information <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Thefts of medals and militaria in New Zealand, 1970-2000.

Dear Ministry of Defence

I wish to request in accordance with the Official Information Act (1982) copies of all records and correspondence between senior officers and officials in the armed services and police forces of New Zealand and their counterparts in Australia and Great Britain relating to the theft of medals and militaria in New Zealand during the period 1970-2000. The records to include, in particular:
1- correspondence between the New Zealand Military Advisor in London and the Director of the National Army Museum in London, William Reid, from 1978 to 1987.
2- correspondence between New Zealand senior officers and Baron Ballantrae (Brigadier Sir Bernard Fergusson, former Governor General of NZ), from 1978 to 1980.
3- any records relating to the medal collecting activities in New Zealand of Major Rex Clark (1935-1978) of the Australian Army.

Thank you in advance for searching your records.

Yours faithfully

Kay Gladstone

26 February 2019

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Dear Kay

I refer to your request transferred to New Zealand Police on 14 March 2019 as below.

Your request is being actioned pursuant to the Official Information Act 1982.

Ngā mihi

Hannah Wright-McCarthy
Ministerial Services Advisor
Police National Headquarters

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-----Original Message-----
From: Mr Gladstone [mailto:[FOI #9682 email]]
Sent: Wednesday, 27 February 2019 6:07 a.m.
To: Information <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Thefts of medals and militaria in New Zealand, 1970-2000.

Dear Ministry of Defence

I wish to request in accordance with the Official Information Act (1982) copies of all records and correspondence between senior officers and officials in the armed services and police forces of New Zealand and their counterparts in Australia and Great Britain relating to the theft of medals and militaria in New Zealand during the period 1970-2000. The records to include, in particular:
1- correspondence between the New Zealand Military Advisor in London and the Director of the National Army Museum in London, William Reid, from 1978 to 1987.
2- correspondence between New Zealand senior officers and Baron Ballantrae (Brigadier Sir Bernard Fergusson, former Governor General of NZ), from 1978 to 1980.
3- any records relating to the medal collecting activities in New Zealand of Major Rex Clark (1935-1978) of the Australian Army.

Thank you in advance for searching your records.

Yours faithfully

Kay Gladstone

26 February 2019

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

Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[FOI #9682 email]

Is [Ministry of Defence request email] the wrong address for Official Information requests to Ministry of Defence? If so, please contact us using this form:
https://fyi.org.nz/change_request/new?bo...

Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
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Dear Kay

 

I refer to your request of 14 March 2019 for the following information.

 

“I wish to request in accordance with the Official Information Act (1982)
copies of all records and correspondence between senior officers and
officials in the armed services and police forces of New Zealand and their
counterparts  in Australia and Great Britain relating to the theft of
medals and militaria in New Zealand during the period 1970-2000. The
records to include, in particular:

1-         correspondence between the New Zealand Military Advisor in
London and the Director of the National Army Museum in London, William
Reid, from 1978 to 1987.

2-     correspondence between New Zealand senior officers and Baron
Ballantrae (Brigadier Sir Bernard Fergusson, former Governor General of
NZ), from 1978 to 1980.

3-         any records relating to the medal collecting activities in New
Zealand of Major Rex Clark (1935-1978) of the Australian Army.”

 

I have been asked to let you know that Police requires an extension of
time in which to respond to your request, pursuant to section 15A of the
Official Information Act 1982, because the request necessitates
consultations such that a proper response to the request cannot reasonably
be made within the original time
limit.                                                     

Police require until 6 May 2019 to provide a substantive response to your
request. 

You have the right to ask the Office of the Ombudsman to review this
extension.

 

Ngâ mihi

 

Hannah Wright-McCarthy

Ministerial Services Advisor

Police National Headquarters

 

E [email address]

 

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are not the intended recipient of this message or have received this
message in error, you must not peruse, use, distribute or copy this
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Dear Kay

 

Please find attached the NZ Police response to your Official Information
Act request.

 

Ngā mihi

 

Hannah Wright-McCarthy

Ministerial Services Advisor

Police National Headquarters

 

E [email address]

 

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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 sender immediately

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