combined with other images to identify those staff. Identification of plain-clothes staff wil
severely limit our capability to deploy to similar events in the future thereby limiting our
ability to protect the health and safety of members of the public.
Photographs captured by plain-clothes staff are reviewed post-event and the majority are
assessed as of no further interest and are deleted. Any remaining images are retained
for purposes of identifying individuals or groups of concern and are withheld under
Section 6(c) of the OIA.
To the best of Police’s knowledge, under New Zealand law there is no copyright or other
intellectual property rights in these images in New Zealand; and they may be copied and
otherwise re-used in New Zealand without copyright or other intel ectual property right
related restriction. Police wil not be liable to you, on any legal basis (including
negligence), for any loss or damage you suffer through your use of this material, except in
those cases where the law does not al ow us to exclude or limit our liability to you.
If you have any questions, you may contact [email address]
Should you wish to receive further information from Police we encourage the use of our
portal: https://www.police.govt.nz/advice-services/request-information.
You have the right to ask the Ombudsman to review my decision if you are not satisfied
with the response to your request. Information about how to make a complaint is available
at: www.ombudsman.parliament.nz.