Waitematā Detective Constable Alistair Harford is running 14 half-marathons in one week this month to raise awareness of meningitis.

If you are working on the frontline of policing in New Zealand, it is unlikely you rely on statistics to tell you how much risker that environment has become over the past decade.

The Police Association says proposed legislation that aims to strip gangs of their ill-gotten gains is long overdue, but it could have one glaring $30,000 hole.

The Police Association backs proposed new legislation that aims to hit gangs where it hurts and curb intimidating behaviour.

A Facebook page that has attracted nearly 900 members since it was launched a year ago has caught the attention of Police National Headquarters. Carla Amos reports.