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From prevention, intervention to apprehension

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The Police Association says the proposed shake-up in Canterbury risks gutting prevention work and abandoning rural communities.

Canterbury community ‘flabbergasted’

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Canterbury Police’s restructure has been met with protests, petitions, councils lobbying Wellington and sector groups warning the changes could put…

No business like snow business [Gallery 1]

Sports news News NZPA

The first of three photo galleries highlighting action from the Police Association-sponsored Police Sport Winter Games in Queenstown in late August.

10 questions with… Kirk Glentworth

News NZPA

Meet your new Region 1 deputy regional director, Detective Kirk Glentworth, from Kerikeri.

Counting Cops - September 2025

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Progress on the promised delivery of 500 net extra constabulary staff from November 27, 2023.

Calculated risks in tactical options report

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Police’s 2024 Tactical Options Annual Report provides a sobering picture of the operational risks faced by Police Association members.