I found this on Facebook in the Comments section of a Hobsons Pledge Post.
I have no idea who Nick Farlow is but, it looks like he knows what he is doing.
From: Nick Farlow
October 13, 2024
Dear Crown Law Office,
On 1 October Crown Law office notified that new Prosecution guidelines will take effect from 1 January 2025.
These guidelines have the effect of creating differential outcomes for members of the public dependant on race/ethnicity.
I have some questions regarding the sign off of these guidelines and the role of Inaia Tonu Nei in the development of these guidelines.
1 Please provide any correspondence to or from Minister Collins or the Ministers office approving these guidelines.
2 If the above does not exist please provide any correspondence to or from Minister Collins office in which Crown Law notifies the Minster or her office of the revised guidelines and any feedback provided in relation to the revised guidelines.
Your press release notes that an organisation called “Inaia Tonu Nei” played a ‘pivotal role’ in the development of these guidelines. Inaia Tonu Nei’s mission includes (paraphrasing) ‘Decolonization of the settler-colonial (in)justice system. Obviously an organisation with a radical outlook has played a ‘pivotal’ role in the development of these guidelines. Please provide:
3 Clarification of total expenses/costs etc paid to Inaia Tonu Nei associated with the development of the prosecution guidelines.
4 Presumably there is a large volume of correspondence between Crown Law and Inaia Tonu Nei. I am requesting any correspondence between Crown Law and Inaia Tonu Nei in relation to the late drafts of the guidelines.
Yours faithfully,
N. Farlow
HERE IS THE REPLY HE RECEIVED
From: OIA
Crown Law Office
October 14, 2024
Kia ora Nick
We acknowledge receipt of your email of 13 October 2024 requesting information under the Official Information Act 1982.
In accordance with section 15 of the Official Information Act, a response to your request will be provided as soon as is reasonably practicable, and in any case within 20 working days of receipt of your request, i.e. by 11 November 2024.
Ngā mihi nui | Kind regards
If I stumble across any follow ups I will update this post.
UPDATE:
Here is a reply from David Seymour to my email to him and other Ministers yesterday.
Judith Collins is the Attorney General, responsible for the Solicitor General who issued these guidelines. My Chief of Staff has asked her advisors for an explanation of how this happened and what can be done about it.
After their response, we’ll have more to say.
David
 | Office of Hon David SeymourDeputy Prime Minister (from 31 May 2025)Minister for Regulation Associate Minister of EducationAssociate Minister of JusticeAssociate Minister of FinanceAssociate Minister of Health 7.6 Executive Wing, Parliament Buildings |
Link to my Post with my email to David and other Ministers is here.
No Minister 
Another aspect of this less than optimal update is this:
The Police Oath reads, ““I, [name], swear that I will faithfully and diligently serve Her (or His) Majesty [specify the name of the reigning Sovereign], Queen (or King) of New Zealand, her (or his) heirs and successors, without favour or affection, malice or ill-will. While a constable I will, to the best of my power, keep the peace and prevent offences against the peace, and will, to the best of my skill and knowledge, perform all the duties of the office of constable according to law. So help me God.
Now, considering the highlighted aspects of the Police Oath, this would suggest that for the Solicitor General to direct prosecuting agencies including Police staff to consider a person’s ethnicity before deciding to prosecute, is a form of showing favour or affection towards the protected ethnicity.
Conversely, if the suspect is not one of the protected ethnicity, then inclining to prosecute them could be argued to be a form of showing malice or ill-will towards them.
Now, to the second highlight, Constables are duty bound to, the best of their power, to keep the peace and prevent offences…… now, if they are obliged to not take suitable law enforcement action simply because the suspect is from a protected ethnicity, then surely this is keeping them from preventing offences.
The affect of straying from the previous guidelines (evidential test, public interest test) is to disrespect the Police Oath and impinge the integrity of every Police Officer in this country.
I can’t see any other option than for the current Solicitor General to be removed from office – this update is a shame and disgrace to the legal profession.
Old Blue I am going to elevate your comment to a new post and hope that is okay with you.
Email me at: cruliviig@gmail .com if that is a problem
All good with me….