IR-01-24-11503 
 
 
19 April 2024 
 
 
Jack Kent 
[FYI request #26281 email] 
 
 
Dear Jack 
 
Request for information 
 
Thank you for your Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) request of 1 April 2024.  You 
requested: 
 
•  Police are often seen working in co-operation with local authority parking 
wardens in Auckland in several downtown areas during the hours of darkness, 
especially Friday and Saturday nights. 
 
Is this a planned and combined operation? If so, for what reason? 
 
Your request has been considered in accordance with the Official Information Act 1982 
and we enclose the following information: 
 
•  Auckland Central Area do not as a matter of course run planned operations with 
local authority parking wardens.  However, Police may on occasion be called to 
assist Auckland Transport parking wardens on any night where they deem an 
event is occurring that presents risk to them. 
 
Please note that as part of its commitment to openness and transparency, Police 
proactively releases some information and documents that may be of interest to the 
public.  An anonymised version of this response may be publicly released on the New 
Zealand Police website. 
 
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this 
response.  Information about how to make a complaint is available at 
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602. 
 
 
 
Yours sincerely 
 
Inspector David Christoffersen 
Area Prevention Manager, Auckland City 
New Zealand Police 
 

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