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Allegation of historical wrongdoing by Police officers
Tuesday, 12 March 2019, 12:46 pm | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Authority oversaw a Police investigation into a complaint made in October 2018 that in 1989 a Police officer led a raid at a property and planted drugs after the occupant of the property had witnessed corrupt and illegal acts by several Police ... More >>
Road spikes wrongly deployed causing injury
Wednesday, 6 March 2019, 11:35 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that while the use of road spikes was an appropriate tactical option, an officer should not have deployed them to stop a fleeing driver near Puhoi on 28 February 2018. The officer deployed the road spikes ... More >>
Report: complaints about Deputy Commissioner Wallace Haumaha
Thursday, 20 December 2018, 9:33 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
1. The Authority has received three complaints concerning the behaviour of Deputy Commissioner Wallace Haumaha. More >>
Flawed Police investigation
Tuesday, 11 December 2018, 10:30 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that a Police investigation into inappropriate contact between a teacher and a student in Gisborne in 2014 was deficient in several respects. More >>
Continued use of Taser during arrest was unjustified
Thursday, 29 November 2018, 2:14 pm | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that Police were justified in using a Taser and two Police dogs to subdue a man before arresting him in Kawhia on 13 July 2017. However, the Authority also found that additional discharges of ... More >>
Self-harm in Counties Manukau Police District Custody unit
Tuesday, 27 November 2018, 3:51 pm | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has completed its investigation into two self-harm incidents, involving the same female prisoner, at the Counties Manukau Police District Custody Unit (DCU) in October and November 2017. The Authority found ... More >>
Police detention was unlawful but reasonable
Tuesday, 20 November 2018, 12:39 pm | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that while Police acted unlawfully in October 2017 when they detained a Queenstown man for a mental health assessment, their actions were reasonable in the circumstances. More >>
Police dog bite following Police pursuit in Paeroa excessive
Friday, 2 November 2018, 8:52 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that the deployment of a Police dog to apprehend a female passenger was an excessive use of force. The female received substantial injuries to her right arm and was hospitalised for three days. More >>
Non-fatal Police shooting in Nelson justified
Thursday, 16 August 2018, 10:11 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that a Police officer had legal justification to fire his rifle at a man during an incident in Nelson on 7 July 2017. More >>
Police response to the actions of Quinn Patterson lawful
Tuesday, 24 July 2018, 10:12 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that two Police officers acted appropriately when firing at Quinn Patterson at a property near Whangārei on 26 July 2017. Mr Patterson had earlier shot three civilians, and was firing at Police. More >>
Serious failings in Police response
Thursday, 19 July 2018, 12:05 pm | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that the tactical decision-making and control and command exercised by Police in response to shots fired near Kawerau on 9 March 2016 was highly flawed and placed Police officers at risk. The Authority ... More >>
Use of pepper spray in Police cell unlawful
Tuesday, 17 July 2018, 10:02 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that a Police officer’s use of pepper spray in a Police cell was unjustified and unlawful. More >>
Detention of person by Police for a mental health assessment
Thursday, 12 July 2018, 10:04 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that a person detained by Police for a mental health assessment should have been constantly monitored while in Police custody until he was able to be assessed by a mental health professional. More >>
Police use of force during arrest in Ashburton unjustified
Tuesday, 3 July 2018, 10:15 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that Police used excessive force following an arrest in Ashburton on Friday 21 July 2017. More >>
Police use of force during arrest in Henderson
Thursday, 24 May 2018, 10:09 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that a Police officer was not justified in his use of a Taser when arresting a member of the public on 4 March 2017. The arrest took place after the Police officer saw a man on a motorcycle ride ... More >>
Complaint about the Police use of vehicle checkpoint
Thursday, 15 March 2018, 11:59 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that Police were not justified in stopping vehicles at a vehicle checkpoint to identify individuals who had attended an “Exit International” meeting in Lower Hutt on 2 October 2016. More >>
Fatal shooting of Christopher Brown in Porirua
Thursday, 15 February 2018, 10:57 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that a Police officer’s action in firing once at Christopher Brown in Porirua on 26 February 2017 was lawful and proportionate in the circumstances. More >>
Police response to a 111 call reporting a suspicious driving
Thursday, 12 October 2017, 12:39 pm | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that two officers should have made further enquiries when dealing with an incident involving Tevita Filo on 6 January 2016, and that a Police dispatcher did not pass on all the available information. More >>
Fatal shooting of Michael Taylor at Paeroa
Thursday, 21 September 2017, 11:30 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that a Police officer was justified in shooting Michael Taylor at Paeroa on 10 June 2016. More >>
Use of Taser at the Hamilton District Court not justified
Tuesday, 12 September 2017, 1:56 pm | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that a Police officer was not justified in using a Taser on a prisoner on 26 January 2017, because the prisoner was not directly assaulting or threatening him or others at the time. However, Police ... More >>
