Police
Community Policing
New Zealand is facing more closures of community police stations. Audio
Police used sirens to find car that drove off bank
The police say they had to use sirens and car horns to track down a man who drove 30 metres down a steep bank in rural West Auckland. Audio
Diversity rising through the ranks
Krista Kite left school at 17 with no idea of what to do with her life. She became a cop just three years later and is now calling on other Māori women to join her.
Police reveal plans to protect their own
Police stations are to be kitted out with more cameras and alarms as police move to make them safer following a spate of verbal and physical attacks on staff.
Police hope Pacific liaison roles will reduce offending
New Zealand police are hoping recently established Pacific liaison roles around the country may help reduce the high number of Pacific offenders. Audio
NZs conviction rate
Criminal lawyer Anne Stevens discusses the rise in New Zealand's incarceration rate. Audio
Police turn to social media in crime fight
Police are increasingly using social media to help fight crime, but how well is it actually working?
Is the police's social media presence improving policing?
The police are increasingly turning to Facebook and Twitter to help fight crime but just how well it's working is still unclear. Audio
We Are Temporary
Previously working in Christchurch as The Enright House, Mark Roberts runs Stars & Letters Records, which has released several NZ acts, out of NYC. His own electronic music outlet We Are Temporary… Audio
Police as social workers
A new recruitment video casts Police in a caring light. Do we want Police officers to be social workers or law enforcers? Audio
Operation Resolve cracks down on burglaries
Auckland's police force are assigning 20 extra officers purely to solving burglaries - which currently go unresolved 95% of the time. Audio
Hungry Boy - Do You Care Enough To Be A Cop? - Karen Jones
A police recruitment video has been causing a storm on social media. The video is called Hungry Boy - Do You Care Enough To Be A Cop? It features a boy, on the street, eating food out of rubbish bins… Audio
Onus on council to prevent drunken brawls - police
The police say there is nothing more they can do to reduce alcohol fuelled brawls in Auckland, so the onus is on the Council to close bars earlier. Audio
Northland police restructure boosts presence
Police have announced a restructure of their operations in the Far North, aimed at putting more police out in the field.
Police return, destroy raided material from Hager
Under the orders of the High Court, police returned property to Nicky Hager that they had raided in 2014 and destroyed their copies. Hager joins Checkpoint. Audio
Police let Lewis Hamilton get away with motorway selfie
Racing driver Lewis Hamilton has been let off by Police after appearing to have filmed himself riding a Harley. Audio
Police no-shows
Greg O'Connor of the Police Association discusses resources and Police responses. Audio
'The cops never turn up,' say robbed dairy owners
Dairies in a south Auckland suburb say they are fed up with police failing to take calls about robberies seriously. Audio
Firearms Inquiry
Judith Collins is in favour of an inquiry into the availability of firearms. Audio
New handcuffs for plus-sized criminals
Police are rolling out new, larger handcuffs because officers have found themselves unable to get the existing cuffs around many overweight offenders.
