04 August 2021
Donna McMil an
Email:
[FYI request #15608 email]
Dear Ms McMillan
Official Information Request– IR-01-21-17513
Thank you for your correspondence of 30 May 2021. You requested
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Please provide correspondence by email or text addressed to the Police
Commissioner, or Police Minister, including Waka Kotahi, and/or MP Julie
Ann Genter regarding Bike Auckland's Liberate the Lane rally at Pt Erin
on Sunday 30 May and information regarding plans to ride across the
bridge as part of the protest?
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When was a decision made to close the two the northbound lanes of
Auckland Harbour Bridge and have a police presence at the onramp and
to close the on-ramp.
Your request has been considered in accordance with the Of icial Information Act
1982 (OIA). As Police does not hold copies of correspondence sent to other
agencies, this response pertains only to correspondence received by the Police
Commissioner and his office.
Police transferred the relevant parts of your request to Waka Kotahi and the
Minister of Police, for their direct response. Police could not transfer your request
to Julie Anne Genter, as she is not subject to the OIA.
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Please provide correspondence by email or text addressed to the Police
Commissioner and information regarding plans to ride across the bridge
as part of the protest?
Enquiries have been made with the Commissioner’s office in respect of whether
any correspondence, emails, or texts were received to his office. There is no
record of any communications of this nature being received at the
Commissioner’s office.
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When was a decision made to close the two the northbound lanes of
Auckland Harbour Bridge and have a police presence at the onramp and
to close the on-ramp.
The decision to close the two northbound lanes was made during the protest on
30 May 2021. The decision to have Police presence on the Curran Street onramp
was made in the weeks leading up to 30 May. The decision to close the onramp
was also made on the day of the event.
Should you have any queries or questions please contact us on
[email address]
You have the right to ask the Ombudsman to review my decision if you are not
satisfied with Police’s response to your request.
Yours sincerely,
Joanne
Northern Region Information Request Team
Service Delivery
Tamaki Makaurau