Australian tourist Sean McKinnon was holidaying in New Zealand with his girlfriend in August 2019 when he was shot dead inside his van in an unprovoked attack by a methamphetamine-addicted criminal.

New Zealand has a complacent attitude to risk from geopolitical changes, organised crime, cybercrime, climate change and terrorism, according to terrorism and security specialist John Battersby.

More than 90 vaccines are being developed against Covid-19 worldwide, but in New Zealand, we are most interested in the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, the first approved for use here. Registered nurse HELEN HARTLEY from Police’s Safer People Group, explains how it will be the first step in establishing an effective vaccination programme against Covid-19.

The hopes of former police officers wanting to rejoin Police continue to be dashed.

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

Last month’s announcement of Operation Tauwhiro – the Police crackdown on gangs – has raised the question: Why do we need a special operation to focus on gang firearm-related violence when that should be everyday police work?