• The ‘Occupier’ is NIWA (National Institute of Water and Atmospheric
Research).
Police has withheld some information you requested on the following ground(s):
• Section 9(2)(a) of the OIA – withholding the information is necessary to
protect the privacy of natural persons, including that of deceased natural
persons. Police considers that the interest requiring protection by
withholding the information is not outweighed by any public interest in its
release.
You are entitled to request correction of personal information held by Police, in
accordance with IPP 7 of the Privacy Act.
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.
Your request has now been closed. Should you wish to receive further
information from Police in the future, we have provided a link to our online portal
for your convenience:
https://www.police.govt.nz/advice-services/request-information.
Yours sincerely
Information Requests Team
E [email address]
New Zealand Police www.police.govt.nz
Telephone: 105
From:
Merlene Chambers <[FYI request #19542 email]>
Sent:
Tuesday, 31 May 2022 8:37 PM
To:
Ministerial Services
Subject:
CHAMBERS_MERLENE IR-01-22-15809 [EXTERNAL] Official Information request - Request for
Police File regarding Trespass Notice served at Fort Balance
Categories:
1. Awaiting action
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Dear New Zealand Police,
According to the Official Information Act i am here by requesting all information regarding the trespass notice
served by NZ Police served on the occupiers at the former NZ Defense property known as Watts Peninsula (Fort
Ballance) on or about 24th May 2022 For your ease of reference and the interests of clarity a copy of the document
can be viewed at the link below.
To make it clear i am requesting all information on the Police file regarding this matter, in particular i request the
Police to identify the Occupier of the property who is referred to in the Trespass Notice.
This request is urgent due to the nature of the wording of the trespass notice which warns of a possible term of
imprisonment and fine.
I am a Citizen of New Zealand. I was born in New Zealand.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/18n7TuAO4uelZ8OeuCfMFiJDyfocQpEDk/
Yours faithfully,
Merlene Chambers
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