For Constable Zane Wienk, every gym day is leg day. Not by choice. It’s to aid his recovery after he was deliberately mowed down by a fleeing driver and left for dead. CARLA AMOS reports.

This column is written by a frontline police member. It does not represent the views or policies of the Police Association.

The Metropolitan Police in London says it is saving 34,000 officer hours a month since it introduced the Right Care, Right Person (RCRP) mental health initiative.

The many reviews into the response to Cyclone Gabrielle in February 2023 – the most recent at the end of April – have identified plenty of room for improvement. However, few, if any, could fault the actions of police officers at Muriwai the night the cyclone made landfall. CARLA AMOS reports.

I have been watching the recent policy announcement of the New Zealand Government on speed management with increasing alarm. There is a failure to recognise the link between mean travel speeds and road trauma rates.

This column is written by a frontline police member. It does not represent the views or policies of the Police Association.