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Three firearms incidents against Auckland police in a week

NewsRecent NewsNZ Herald07 Aug 2020

Police Association Director Emiel Logan addresses concerning frequency of firearms being presented at officers.

Whangārei youth gang violence spurs CitySafe patrols to wear stab-proof vests

NewsRecent NewsNZ Herald05 Aug 2020

Chris Cahill said Northland had recently received extra new police staff but they also have to deal with growing family harm and mental health issues…

Facebook forum for police families

Featured ArticlesNZPA01 Aug 2020

Kylie Bates knows what it feels like to be isolated.

Cell division

Featured ArticlesNZPA01 Aug 2020

The worse the custody unit is, the higher the risk for staff and detainees.