In the 1980s, New Plymouth police and social workers set the benchmarks for dealing with sexual abuse cases.

An icon of investigative policing

Police Association president Chris Cahill, who has spent much of his career working on organised crime cases, reviews Gangland by Jared Savage.

Return-to-work advisers help ill or injured Police staff reintegrate back into the workforce. We report on their work and share two stories from members who have been through the process.

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

National's new police spokesperson, Simeon Brown.