Automatic number plate recognition - Police Manual chapter (PDF, 2.8MB) Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) is a technology used to automatically read motor vehicle number plates by use of optical character recognition. Police uses ANPR technology for a range of enforcement, staff safety and public safety purposes. This chapter sets out policy principles for the collection, retention, use and disposal of Police owned number plate information (NPI); Police use of NPI collected by third party operators; guidance and examples of approved ANPR use; and the Governance and Assurance Reporting model.
Auror Review report (PDF, 884KB) Police review to understand how Auror supports the delivery of core policing services, the operational effectiveness of Auror functionalities in addressing crime, and any potential risks or opportunities for Police in the day-to-day use of Auror.
Lumi drug scan
Lumi drug scan brief privacy assessment (PDF, 148KB) Privacy analysis for the Lumi Drug Scan project which allows frontline police to test suspected drug samples in the field in real-time.
Information relating to technologies identified in New Zealand Police's Assurance review of emergent technologies (including drones, body worn camera trial, ANPR, etc).
Proactive OIA release IR-01-20-33757 (PDF, 327KB) Cover letter responding to OIA request for information on consideration and/or use of a range of technologies
Police Assurance Group review of emergent technologies
Police Assurance Group review of emergent technologies (PDF, 1MB) Review of Police’s involvement in trials making use of emergent technologies and opportunities to safely position New Zealand Police around emergent technologies in the future.
Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) Proof of Concept (PoC)
Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) Proof of Concept (PoC) (June 2020 draft) (PDF, 11MB) Review of Police’s involvement in trials making use of emergent technologies and opportunities to safely position New Zealand Police around emergent technologies in the future.
Safe and ethical use of algorithm report and related documents
Police commissioned specialist consultants Taylor Fry to conduct a stocktake of algorithms in use or development by New Zealand Police, and to provide advice on best practice to assure safe and ethical development and use of algorithms moving forward. The report was reviewed by the independent expert panel on emergent technologies set up by Police.
This report reviews proposals that have been assessed against the Policy by considering their lifecycle and feedback from Technology Assurance’s internal stakeholders. The review included a qualitative assessment of the feedback from 20 technology proposals considered during the period 2021-2023, which allowed us to identify key policy and process improvements.
