Police
Public to be consulted before tasers updated, police say
The police are going ahead with updating their old tasers but are still not sure how.
Govt funds further $122m for Tactical Response model for police
The government is funding a further $122 million to roll out a Tactical Response Model for police nationwide.
The safety system is designed to help police make safer and better decisions when… Video, Audio
Police 'Tactical Response Model' being rolled out nationwide
Tactical Response Model staff will not generally be armed, the police minister says, nor will they be on community patrol, like the former Armed Response Teams.
Inquiries underway after person dies in workplace incident
A person has died after a workplace incident in Jacks Point this afternoon.
Man arrested after armed police standoff in Stratford
The man at the centre of a standoff with police in Stratford has been arrested and taken into custody.
Police negotiators and the armed offenders squad surrounded a house for more than twelve hours… Audio
Armed police stand-off in Stratford after shots fired
Armed police are in a stand-off with a man in Stratford after a shooting last night.
The man failed to pull over his car when requested, and then fired at police.
He's since fled to a property where… Audio
Police hunting others connected to murder of Bay of Plenty woman
Police say Korrey Whyman was murdered, and six months on, although they've already charged one man, they say others were involved and will be found.
'You put that blade through me': Mum says son's killing shattered her soul
The family of a murdered Whangārei forestry worker have described their anguish, at the High Court today.
Malachi Subecz's family call for mandatory reporting
The family of murdered five-year-old Malachi Subecz - who died at the hands of his so-called caregiver - is determined his death won't be in vain.
His cousin and her father, who repeatedly tried to… Audio
New Police Minister on her plans for the job
The new Police Minister has made it clear that she won't be playing political football with the issue of crime.
Ginny Andersen is finishing her first week in the job, spending just two months as a… Audio
London police institutionally racist, sexist and homophobic, major review finds
London's Metropolitan Police is institutionally racist, misogynistic and homophobic and unable to police itself, an independent review has found.
Police Association pleased with Ginny Andersen's appointment as Police Minister
The Police Association is encouraged by the appointment of Ginny Andersen as Police Minister.
It had hoped for a more senior minister to take the role, and for the new minister to be fully engaged in… Audio
Police seeking missing boy last seen in Papakura on 10 March
Police are asking for help to find a 15-year-old boy missing since 10 March.
Ginny Andersen named new Minister of Police
Ginny Andersen will be the new minister of police, Prime Minister Chris Hipkins says.
Firearms advocates question police figures over licensing fees
Police say firearms owners need to shoulder the burden of a licensing system that costs the tax payer hundreds of millions of dollars. But firearms advocates say the figures are being pulled from thin…
Gun owners unhappy about firearms fees plans
Gun owners are accusing police of stonewalling their attempts to understand what's behind plans to make them pay a lot more for a firearms licence.
But the police say taxpayers are subsidising the… Audio
Police identify body found in Auckland stream
Police say a man found dead in Henderson yesterday morning has now been formally identified.
'Patently ridiculous' gun owners are being subsidised by taxpayers - Police Association
Gun owners are unhappy at the prospect of paying seven times more for licencing than they used to - but the police say it's necessary.
'He did not do the right thing by his son' - Kaoss Price's father on fatal police shooting
The father of Kaoss Price, who was shot and killed by police during a carjacking, says he has "forgiven" police for his son's death and instead blames himself.
Making a Nash of it: The self-destruct sequence of a police minister
Stuart Nash's rapid resignation from his treasured police portfolio - just two months after getting it back - is one of the clearest examples of a political own-goal.
It's highlighted poor… Audio
