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NZ Police Association welcomes new president

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Delegates elected Steve Watt as president of the New Zealand Police Association today during the organisation’s 90th annual conference in Wellington.

NZ Police Association Conference 2025: President's speech

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Welcome to the 90th Annual Conference of the New Zealand Police Association.

Police Association: Canterbury restructure "robbing Peter to pay Paul"

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The New Zealand Police Association acknowledges the Police proposal for significant strategic realignment of policing resources across the Canterbury…

Police Association highly critical of coronial findings in death of Shargin Stephens

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The New Zealand Police Association rejects most of the coroner’s findings into the 2016 death of Shargin Stephens in Rotorua.

Police Association calls out COLFO on deliberate firearms misinformation

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The New Zealand Police Association questions the motives of the Council of Licensed Firearms Owners with respect to its blatantly incorrect claims…

An open letter to Prime Minister Christopher Luxon

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The New Zealand Police Association, Te Aka Hāpai has serious concerns relating to the current restricted consultation process for proposed firearms…