Official Information Request - CCTV cameras

Sent: Thursday, 25 November 2021 5:58 pm
Subject: Official Information request - CCTV cameras

I refer to your Official Information request of 28 October 2021 regarding CCTV cameras, and provide the following response as per your email:

• The location details (address, or latitude and longitude) of all cameras your organisation has which are on, or surveil outdoor public spaces. Could this please be supplied in a spreadsheet.
  Spreadsheet attached
• The purpose of the cameras - e.g. traffic flow/security/weather conditions
  Refer to attached spreadsheet
• How long is footage is stored for?
  30 days
• Are the cameras capturing audio?
  No
• If so, roughly how many
  N/A
• Are any cameras capable of facial recognition?
  Yes
• If so, roughly how many, is this capability being used and what is it being used for
  Face detection is disabled – refer to attached spreadsheet
• Are any cameras capable of license plate recognition?
  Yes
• If so, roughly how many, is this capability being used and what is it being used for.
  4 cameras used for stolen vehicle alert (linked through to Police)
• Who are they monitored by? If they are monitored by an organisation other than yourselves, please name the organisation and supply details of the arrangement you have with them.
  • RLC actively monitors
  • Police (RLC share monitoring with District Command Centre)
  • Tauranga Traffic Operations Centre (TTOC) – traffic flow
  • NZTA – traffic flow (ability for RLC to access traffic flow cameras; also managed by TTOC)
• Do any other organisations have access to the cameras?
  Yes
• If so, please name the organisation, the reason they have access and what functionality the access gives them e.g. move cameras
  • Police – monitor RLC and NZTA cameras
  • NZTA monitor and move the NZTA cameras to monitor traffic flow – RLC monitor the same NZTA cameras and may move them
  • TTOC – have visibility through RLC cameras and also linked into NZTA cameras as explained above
• Have other organisations requested footage in 2020 & 2021?
  Yes
• If so, please name the organisations and the reasons footage was requested
  Police – investigation and enforcement
• Have you supplied footage to any organisations?
  Yes
• If so, please name the organisations and the reasons the footage was supplied, and how many times it was supplied in 2020 & 2021
  Police – investigation and enforcement – 344 times (total for 2019/20 and 2020/21 financial years)
• Are there cameras in public spaces your organisation owns/manages for organisations such as local business associations?
  Yes
• If so, please list the organisations, and indicate what arrangements you have for who has access to the cameras/footage and how it is used.
  Monitor RLC owned cameras in the Central Mall carpark for Pukeroa Oruawhata Trust. RLC liaise with Police/Security as required.

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