IR-01-24-26798
30 August 2024
Nathan
[FYI request #27864 email]
Tēnā koe Nathan
Request for information
Thank you for your Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) request of 31 July 2024. You
requested:
1. The New Zealand Police have introduced new "Hate Speech Training" for
officers?
2. Who created the "Hate Speech Training" material for the New Zealand
Police? If individual identity is withheld, what group/company/department did
create it?
a. What, if any, groups/people/person assisted with the determination or
terminology of hate speech in the "Hate Speech Training"?
3. If all officers are being trained with this new "Hate Speech Training"?
4. What specific topics are covered in the "Hate Speech Training" for New
Zealand Police officers?
5. What Government Act wil speech defined as "Hate Speech" be actioned
on?
Please note, due to the high volume of OIA requests on this topic Police is working on
publishing information related to hate-motivated crime and the related hate-motivated
crime training. This aims to address concerns and questions that have been raised
regarding this. Therefore, these parts of your request are refused under section 18(d) of
the OIA that the information wil soon be publicly available.
The names and QIDs of staff members involved in producing the hate-motivated crime
training are withheld under section 9(2)(g)(i ) of the OIA to maintain the effective conduct
of public affairs through the protection of such Ministers, members of organisations,
officers, and employees from improper pressure or harassment. Information about the
groups involved in creating resources wil be included in the aforementioned information
release, therefore, these parts of your request are refused under section 18(d) of the OIA
that the information wil soon be publicly available.
Police considers the interests requiring protection by withholding the information are not
outweighed by any public interest in release of the information.
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
decision. Information about how to make a complaint is available at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.
Nāku noa, nā
Mere Wilson Tuala-Fata
Director: Prevention, Innovation and Change
New Zealand Police
