Police

New police Armed Response Teams have been called out 50 times more than the Armed Offenders squads were last year. Audio

The outbreak of the coronavirus in China has impacted the world's most populous country in almost every way possible, leaving it in a shut-down state. Globe and Mail Beijing correspondent Nathan… Audio

New research from the Norwegian Consumer Council shows the online advertising industry is behind comprehensive illegal collection and indiscriminate use of personal data. Netsafe chief executive… Audio

Sergeant Lehi Hohaia has worked for the New Zealand Police for 40 years, providing an important link between the Police and the Māori community in Rotorua.  Audio

To pump up interest in its transport policy the National Party spoon-fed the media part of it: police fining cyclists who spurn cycleways. But the prospect of Bike Force Raptor backfired when callers… Audio

Gamal Fouda had just begun his sermon at Friday prayers on March 15th, when bullets began tearing through the Al Noor Mosque. 51 people died there and at the Linwood mosque that day or after - in the… Audio

Criticism of the response to the tragedy has begun. Stuff published an opinion piece today by a PR director Mark Blackham. It's a pretty harsh take on the police's response to the disaster. Audio

A privacy breach has shut down the police website for the national firearms buyback scheme but police say the gun buyback programme will continue. The police can't yet rule out whether any gun owners'… Audio

That's the message from emergency services frustrated with Auckland drivers who are blocking their way as they rush to critical incidents, lights flashing and sirens blazing.

Dash cam footage… Video, Audio

Antony Dapiran is a Hong Kong-based writer and lawyer and the author of City of Protest: A Recent History of Dissent in Hong Kong. He joins the show with all the latest from the protests that have now… Audio

New Zealander Graham Barkus has lived in Hong Kong for 30 years and is a member of the Hong Kong Forward Alliance. He joins the show to give an insight into the mood on the ground there as protests… Audio

New Zealand's rapid transition to a multicultural society is causing problems for our judicial and legal systems, according to a new report chaired by the prominent public lawyer Mai Chen. 

That's… Audio

The Mental Health foundation says that the call to bring in Armed Response teams sounds very similar to the taser introduction a decade ago, when similar warnings were made. Audio

Residents and politicians fear new armed police teams are being used for lower risk responses and "preventative patrolling" after an arrest in suburban Hamilton over the weekend.  Audio

Mixed response to armed police units deployed in three parts of the country. Audio

Police Commissioner Mike Bush says the just announced review into claims of bullying is a priority - with the terms of reference to be completed this week. The announcement comes after RNZ talked to… Audio

Police have announced they're going to introduce Armed Response Teams in Waikato, Auckland and Canterbury as a part of trial.  Audio

Police association president Chris Cahill addresses warnings that deported Australian gang members will attempt to corrupt police on this side of the Tasman. Audio