Police
Police excessively punched and kicked man, 'seemingly excused' doing so - IPCA
Police have been heavily criticised for using "excessive force" against a detained man.
ACT calls for Police Minister to resign
ACT has called for the Police Minister to resign after he encouraged the Police Commissioner to appeal a case.
Stuart Nash told Newstalk ZB this morning he had spoken to the Police Commissioner and… Audio
Retail crime has the sector nervous
The Police Minister says the level of crime concerns him but he doesn't believe things are out of control.
At an event in Mangere this morning Stuart Nash spoke to reporters after a weekend of crime… Audio
Bar owners unsure about police patrols on Courtenay Place
Bar owners are questioning the purpose of police marching into venues on Wellington's Courtenay Place, saying they're intimidating patrons and staff, and escalating tensions.
Some owners say up to a… Audio
Mixed reaction to police patrols in Courtenay Place
Wellington police are being accused of intimidating bar patrons and staff in Courtenay Place and escalating tensions in the Capital's party central.
Police and paramedics are targeting the area on… Audio
Law change to allow police to photograph youth not likely 'at the moment' - Hipkins
PM doesn't expect there will need to be a law change to allow police to continue to photograph and take fingerprints of young people, after fierce criticism.
Police involved after arguments outside Dargaville meeting
Police had to break up arguments and ask people to leave when protesters turned up at a Dargaville meeting organised by opponents of co-governance.
Organiser Julian Batchelor tried to give a one-hour… Audio
Methamphetamine worth $6.7m seized as police charge seven men
The charges came after police executed a series of search warrants across the North Island as part of Operation Gallium.
Auckland man who planned a violent attack sentenced to prison
An Auckland man who planned a violent attack targeting non-Muslims, after becoming radicalised online, has today been sentenced to two years and five months in prison.
The 21 year old appeared today… Audio
Officers photographed young people despte no policy - report
An internal police report shows officers were routinely photographing young people despite no policy allowing them to do so.
The report, from May 2021, was triggered after RNZ stories, and a joint… Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: Everyone in uncontactable reports now accounted for
Police say hundreds of staff across the country worked to contact and locate more than 6000 people previously on the list.
Police warn of people tampering with electricity in Canterbury
Canterbury power company Orion is experiencing an increase in people intentionally tampering with its network throughout the region, police say.
Petition started to keep police Eagle helicopter in Hawke's Bay
Hundreds of Napier residents are calling for the police Eagle helicopter to stay in Hawke's Bay beyond the disaster response.
Napier residents want Police Eagle helicopter to stay
Hundreds of Napier residents have signed an online petition calling for the Police Eagle helicopter to stay hovering above Hawke's Bay.
The helicopter was deployed in the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle to… Audio
Driver dies after Lower Hutt bus crash
A bus driver has died after a crash in Lower Hutt, and police are appealing for witnesses.
Revealed - the total number of ram raids last year
A total of 516 ram raids occurred in 2022; the number has quadrupled in the space of just two years, new figures show.
'Someone could have died': Police put in danger during Parliament riots - advocates
Police officers were needlessly put in danger during the riots at Parliament when they were sent in without the correct protective gear, police advocacy groups say.
Former police officer questions protection gear at Parliament occupation
A former police officer estimates up to 200 officers were sent into last year's riot at Parliament without enough safety gear.
The anti-mandate occupation ended violently with protesters lighting… Audio
Police have accurate picture of crime post Gabrielle - Coster
Police in cyclone-hit regions have an accurate picture of what is going on in the communities they are patrolling, Police Commissioner Andrew Coster says. Audio
Napier Mayor waiting on details for more police in area
Hawke's Bay locals didn't hold back when they had a chance to tell senior police and local mayors what it's like living in the flooded region, with looters prowling around.
After surviving the… Video, Audio
