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.
Our 2022 annual conference, under the banner of Policing: Future Challenges, left delegates with no illusions about the enormity of what lies ahead for policing, how closely what we do is intertwined with our whole society and how responsibilities need to be shared.
The recent joint report from the Office of the Privacy Commissioner and the Independent Police Conduct Authority has thrown the spotlight on one of the fundamental elements of policing - getting the balance right.
This month’s Police News brings you the highlights of a hard-earned break from the consistently tough job of policing – the Police Association and Police Sport Winter Games.