The Government-initiated scheme to recover and pay for banned firearms has begun.

Nearly a decade after the idea was first raised, protective barriers between front and back seats are to be installed in Police vehicles.

Since March, there has been a new way for Police to capture firearms data and it is already producing more accurate and telling results.

Eleven members of the first police cadet wing, the 1957 Sidney Holland Wing, gathered in Rotorua recently for a 62-year reunion.

A Police-led early intervention programme with long-term goals is bringing help and hope to young mums and their babies. By Ellen Brook

Brion Duncan’s career with Police spanned decades, roles and nations, taking him from the beat and rising to an assistant commissioner.