IR-01-23-196
31 January 2023
K Jarrett
[FYI request #21486 email]
Tēnā koe K Jarrett
Request for information
Thank you for your Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) request of 25 December 2022
regarding Auckland's Long Bay Regional Park reaching its capacity.
You requested:
•
Did police turn away or refuse public from visiting?
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Under what/whose Authority was this?
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What is the “capacity” of the area and how was the attendance measured against
the capacity.
Police did not “turn people away” as quoted in the Stuff article. Long Bay Park Rangers
assessed that the park had reached capacity to operate safely and, as per their
procedures, they began operating a 1 in 1 out system for vehicles entering at the main
gate to access the car park. Pedestrian access to the beach always remained open and
was not denied. No order was given by Police to stop access to the beach.
Information regarding capacity to Long Bay Beach is not held by Police. The information
can be obtained by contacting:
https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/about-auckland-council/privacy-official-information-
requests/Pages/make-an-official-information-request.aspx
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.
Yours sincerely
Wendy Griffiths
Service Group
New Zealand Police
Police National Headquarters
180 Molesworth Street. PO Box 3017, Wellington 6140, New Zealand.
Telephone: 04 474 9499. Fax: 04 498 7400. www.police.govt.nz
Document Outline
- Binder1.pdf
- [EXTERNAL] Official Information request - Long Bay Regional Park has reached capacity.pdf
