IR-01-22-7534
5 September 2022
Phil ippa Scott
[FYI request #18892 email]
Dear Phillippa
Request for information
I am writing in response to your Official Information Act 1982 request of 15 March 2022,
in which you wrote:
Do the New Zealand police have any record of, or any information regarding any
court attendance, court case, charges or conviction of Mr Clarke Timothy Gayford
within the years of 2019 to 2022 inclusive. The following statement is from the
Police in 2018 and was printed in The NZ Herald but Newshub have a false story
saying Police gave that statement a few weeks ago
"on this occasion we can say that Mr Gayford is not and has not been the subject
of any police inquiry, nor has he been charged in relation to any matter".
please dont refer me to newshub fake news story
This request was original y transferred to the Ministry of Justice on 16 March 2022. After
discussion with the office of the Ombudsman in August 2022, Police has reconsidered
this approach.
I can advise Mr Gayford is not and has not been the subject of any police inquiry, nor has
he been charged in relation to any matter.
I can also confirm Police did provide that statement to Newshub in March 2022 and the
article did accurately quote Police in this case.
Yours sincerely
Lee Hodgson
Director – Ministerial Services
New Zealand Police