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Police Association concerned at slowdown in recruitment process

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The Police Association says it doesn't make sense for government to slow down the police recruitment drive. The government is 500 shy of its pledge…

Chris Cahill on bullying within Police and improving workplace culture

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Chris Cahill says there’s a lot of work to do with improving culture within Police, but getting an idea of the scale of the problem of bullying and…

How do you record hate crimes without a hate crime law?

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Chris Cahill explains the difficulty for police to record hate complaints when NZ does not have a hate crime law.

Petition from Matthew Hunt's mother presented to Parliament

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A petition was delivered to Parliament on Dec. 2 by Diane Hunt, the mother of slain police officer Matthew Hunt. The petition, signed by more than…

Chris Cahill debates the upcoming cannabis legalisation referendum

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Chris took part in a live Newstalk debate alongside Ross Bell (NZ Drug Foundation), Khylee Quince (Auckland Uni) and Aaron Ironside (Say Nope to…

Number of firearms seized by police has risen steadily over last decade.

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Police are seizing an average of eight illegally held firearms a day, many from warring gangs who are increasingly willing to use guns.