Police

Police staff who handle emergency calls and send officers to jobs are so scared of being punished for taking sick leave they're working despite being ill or in extreme pain. The police use a formula… Audio

The Police are investigating claims the deputy commissioner Wally Haumaha, whose appointment is the focus of an independent inquiry, contacted a witness to a bullying incident he was involved in. Video, Audio

The controversy into Wally Haumaha's appointment as deputy police commissioner has widened as it was revealed in Parliament that three public servants claim he bullied them. Audio

Pauline Kingi, who was leading an investigation into the appointment of Deputy Police Commissioner Wally Haumaha, has quit after questions were repeatedly raised about a personal conflict of interest.

Māori community leader Pauline Kingi has been appointed to lead the inquiry into the appointment of deputy commissioner of police, Wally Haumaha. Video, Audio

A new rostering system for police emergency call handlers is being called a failure. Preference-based scheduling, or PBS as it's commonly known, is one of two rostering systems used in Police comms… Audio

The Police union is concerned a vacuum is being created because of the number of senior officers leaving the force. There are concerns there's not enough experience to mentor new recruits. The… Audio

Police say gangs are to blame for three homicides in the Waikato region in the past three weeks. Robert Nelson was shot and killed in a Hamilton home on July 8. Last week Wayne Noda was found dead… Audio

Too many senior police officers are leaving and it's putting huge pressure on the government's target for hiring more police, the president of the Police Association says. In response, NZ Police's… Audio

The police association is warning the government's target for hiring more officers is under huge pressure because too many front-line staff are leaving. The attrition rate is just over 500 officers a… Audio

Three men are in custody after a police pursuit that lasted more than an hour in Waikato early this morning. RNZ reporter Matthew Theunissan tells Guyon Espiner the details. Police spotted a stolen… Audio

The police association is warning the government's target for hiring more officers is under huge pressure because too many front-line staff are leaving. The attrition rate is just over 500 officers a… Audio

Since 2009, there's been a 62% increase in police pursuits, vehicle pursuits. From 2347 to nearly 3800 last year. Audio

Chicago police have today released two versions of body camera footage showing the moment Harith Augustus, 37, was shot and killed on Saturday. Nathan Frandino reports. Video, Audio

The police have dumped a proposal to send mental health workers on 1-1-1 callouts, to the disgust of the National Party Audio

Police are refusing to release any video evidence around the death of a man after he was tasered at the weekend. Alo Ngata, 29, died in hospital yesterday after being tasered four times by police on… Video, Audio

A man has had his drink driving charge overturned after the police repeatedly refused to let him use the toilet. Audio