Police Pursuits
Children's Commissioner on police pursuits
A report by the Independent Police Conduct Authority (IPCA), published yesterday raised concerns around decision-making over police pursuits. Children's Commissioner Andrew Becroft joins The Panel to… Audio
Pedestrian dies after being hit by fleeing driver
A man has died after being hit by a fleeing driver in the Christchurch suburb of New Brighton, with a police search now underway for a suspect linked to the incident. Video, Audio
Man killed by fleeing driver
A man is dead after being hit by a stolen vehicle in central New Brighton, Christchurch, this afternoon. Two people have been arrested but the driver is still on the run. Logan Church is at the scene… Video, Audio
Cars ‘disintegrated’ in head-on collision on SH1
Mark van Boxel was driving on Auckland's motorway when he witnessed a head-on-collision between a man driving a stolen car on the wrong side of the road and an innocent motorist. He told Checkpoint he… Video, Audio
Two deaths: Police made wrong decision to chase car, IPCA finds
Police should never have pursued a vehicle which crashed and left a 15-year-old and 12-year-old dead, an independent report has found.
IPCA rules fatal police chase should never have happened
The grandfather of a Ihaia Maxwell, a teenager killed during a Palmerston North police pursuit, says he doesn't blame the officer involved but hopes police can find other ways of apprehending drivers.
…Police pursuits review 'fails' to offer youth policy - Children's Commissioner
The Children's Commissioner has criticised the latest report into police pursuits for its failure to offer any immediate change to policy around young people.
Banning Police pursuits
Sunday's fatal crash after a Police pursuit in Christchurch has brough up the idea of banning chases altogether. It's described as a complicated issue by the head of the Police Association Chris… Audio
IPCA police pursuits report 'no silver bullet'
Police decisions to pursue are complicated and made quickly under pressure, the Police Association president says, and an upcoming report is not likely to solve the problem.
Police chases: Teens can't think like adults - psychologist
Young people being chased by police don't have the capacity to make sensible decisions, a clinical psychologist says. Audio
Kids fleeing police like they’ve got nothing left to lose
Three 15-year-olds and one 12-year-old have died in recent months while being chased by police. John Campbell asks some of their families why are youngsters driving stolen cars so recklessly they're… Video, Audio
'Police need to be adults' on police chases - lawyer
Police's "cops and robber" approach to pursuits is a failure and the government needs to ban them unless there is a serious crime happening, a lawyer says. Audio
Community in shock after 2 people killed during police pursuit
Skid marks and pieces of concrete from a power pole are the only grim reminders that remain after a car crashed during a police pursuit in Palmerston North yesterday. Video, Audio
'There is no silver bullet' - police defend pursuit policy
Police are defending their pursuit policies after a double fatality near Palmerston North on Monday afternoon. A 15-year-old boy who was driving a stolen car and a 12-year-old girl, who was a front… Audio
Three dead in Tasman police chase
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has been notified of the deaths of three people in a crash during a police pursuit near Nelson early today.
Three hundred police pursuits a month - review
A joint review of police pursuits has been launched with a string of recent crashes and deaths following police chases.
Police must stop 'cowboy posse' pursuit attitude - campaigner
Innocent people will continue to die unless police change their pursuit policy after three people died in crashes in a fortnight, a road safety campaigner says. Audio
Why did Morrocco Tai die?
Morrocco Tai died in a police pursuit. He was just 15. Why did he die this way? We can't ask him, so John Campbell asked others who might help us understand. Audio
Army joins search for missing men
The Army has joined the search for two men lost in rugged bush in Tongariro National Park.
'Grave concerns' as missing men's clothing found in bush
Police say the discovery in the search for the two men, who had fled from them on the Desert Road, is consistent with hypothermia. Audio