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Read in-depth feature stories, news articles and the president's column from each issue of Police News.

President's Column: Deployment pressures hurt core policing

President's Column NZPA

With 2022 under way, I am hopeful that members who worked through the holiday season are now having their much-deserved time off, bearing in mind that…

President's Column: Giving your best in tough times

President's Column NZPA

This time last year my column was titled, “Ready for what lies ahead”, and my message for 2021 was one of confidence in our professional, diverse and…

President's Column: Pay round at the mercy of final offer arbitration

President's Column NZPA

When I ask recruits at every wing intake whether they took a pay cut to join Police, invariably the answer is “yes”.

President's Column: Genuine attempt to improve frontline safety

President's Column

Policing is an interesting and rewarding career, but pretty early on we learn it is full of nuances - not always subtle ones - and situations that…

President's Column: Member concern over sentencing discounts

President's Column NZPA

Thank you to members and your families for once again stepping up to face this current Covid threat which, for police, is impossible to avoid.

President's Column: The predicted crisis is upon us

President's Column NZPA

The past month has been dominated by news reports of firearms incidents against police and the public, and vicious assaults on officers.