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Firearms use by Police

Lance O'Riley made this Official Information request to New Zealand Police

The request was partially successful.

From: Lance O'Riley

Dear New Zealand Police,

I reside in New Zealand and would like to request the following information.

(1) The total number of times a firearm has been directed towards an offender by Police.
(1,a) A breakdown of the ethnicity of offenders who have had a firearm directed towards them.

(2) The total number of times that a firearm has been discharged at an offender by Police.
(2,a) A breakdown of the ethnicity of offenders who have had a discharged towards them.

(3) The total number of times that a taser has been directed towards an offender by Police.
(3,a) A breakdown of the ethnicity of offenders who have had a taser directed towards them.

(4) The total number of times that a taser has been discharged at an offender by Police.
(4,a) A breakdown of the enthnicity of offenders who have had a taser discharged towards them.

Yours faithfully,

Lance O'Riley

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From: Lance O'Riley

Dear New Zealand Police,

By law a response to this request should have been received by April 08 and this has not yet occurred. Please respond and answer this request as soon as possible.
ours faithfully,

Lance O'Riley

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Lance O'Riley left an annotation ()

Due to the delay and this being a regular occurrence from the police, as well as the acknowledgement response from the police implying that requests should be made through the police website rather than here being a breach of OIA legislation I have lodged a complaint with the ombudsman today.

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From: Lance O'Riley

Dear New Zealand Police,

Please provide an update

Yours faithfully,

Lance O'Riley

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From: Lance O'Riley

Dear New Zealand Police,

What is the status of this request? a response is now well and truly overdue and cannot reasonably be explained by an administrative error at this point.

This is a serious failing of your obligations under the Official Information Act 1982, s15(1). Please provide an update as to when a response can be expected.

Yours faithfully,

Lance O'Riley

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From: WRIGHT-MCCARTHY, Hannah
New Zealand Police

I am at an all day course 24/05 and 27/05. Please email
[email address] if urgent

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Response to this request was received under https://fyi.org.nz/request/9824-offence-...

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