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New Zealand Police Association Welcomes IPCA’s Review Into The Policing Of The Protest And Occupation At Parliament
Thursday, 20 April 2023, 9:56 am | Police Association
The New Zealand Police Association, Te Aka Hāpai welcomes the Independent Police Conduct Authority’s review into the policing of the protest and occupation at Parliament in February and March 2022. The protest - and subsequent occupation - was a difficult ... More >>
NZ Police Association, Te Aka Hāpai, Recognises Officers’ Bravery
Thursday, 13 October 2022, 11:04 am | Police Association
Two Dunedin police officers who played vital roles in stopping a knife-wielding attacker in a local supermarket last year have been awarded the 2022 Police Association Bravery Award. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2210/5878759c8eb4d87bd0d3.jpeg" ... More >>
Police Association Dismayed At Yet Another Firearms Tragedy
Monday, 29 November 2021, 1:17 pm | Police Association
The Police Association is deeply concerned at today’s tragic shooting in Glen Eden - both for the for the officers injured and the family of the person who died. Association vice-president Mike McRandle says the officers who attended the incident ... More >>
Police Association Welcomes Legal Certainty Of Vaccine Mandate For Police
Friday, 26 November 2021, 9:53 am | Police Association
The New Zealand Police Association acknowledges the Government’s decision to mandate Covid-19 vaccinations for all sworn police officers, authorised officers, and recruits. The move is supported by the association because it provides legal certainty for ... More >>
Mongrel Mob Drug Rehab Funding Likened To Money Laundering
Thursday, 15 July 2021, 10:26 am | Police Association
The Police Association totally rejects the payment of nearly $3 million to a Mongrel Mob-led methamphetamine addiction programme - a scheme that has riled a growing number of police officers, particularly those involved in organised crime investigations. ... More >>
Police Association Wants Blanket "Police Are Racist" Claim To Be Retracted
Monday, 22 March 2021, 4:00 pm | Police Association
The New Zealand Police Association is calling for the Race Relations Commissioner to retract his claim made on radio today that "Police are racist". Meng Foon made the claim during an interview in which he was discussing the future of ... More >>
Police Association condemns criticism of police shooting
Friday, 6 December 2019, 11:39 am | Police Association
New Zealand Police Association condemns comments made by People Against Prisons Aotearoa following the fatal police shooting of an armed man who had made threats of suicide. More >>
Welcome address by Police Association President Chris Cahill
Tuesday, 15 October 2019, 1:20 pm | Police Association
The year 2019 will, for New Zealanders, be defined by the Christchurch attacks of March 15. More >>
Fallen colleagues remembered on Police Remembrance Day
Thursday, 26 September 2019, 8:47 pm | Police Association
Police around the country will be marking Police Remembrance Day tomorrow, honouring colleagues who have died or been killed on duty. More >>
Measured and reasonable approach to gun register
Friday, 13 September 2019, 3:58 pm | Police Association
The Police Association welcomes the latest steps being taken by the Government to tighten gun laws in New Zealand and set up a gun register. More >>
Police Association calls for political unity on firearms law
Thursday, 29 August 2019, 8:41 am | Police Association
The New Zealand Police Association is concerned the National Party has announced it intends encouraging politicians to reject the second tranche of firearms legislation, due for introduction later next month. Association President Chris Cahill said that ... More >>
Response validates Police Association story on trolling
Thursday, 1 August 2019, 1:54 pm | Police Association
The New Zealand Police Association has published a story about social media trolling of the association by pro-weapons lobby groups who do not like the stance we have taken on firearms reforms. More >>
Selica Winiata named Police Association sportsperson OTY
Tuesday, 9 April 2019, 4:03 pm | Police Association
Feted Black Ferns try scorer Selica Winiata named New Zealand Police Association Sportsperson of the Year More >>
Government applauded for decisive action on firearms
Thursday, 21 March 2019, 3:51 pm | Police Association
The Police Association congratulates the government for demonstrating the courage to take decisive action and ban the firearms that have inflicted so much harm in New Zealand. More >>
Police Association fully supports call for gun law changes
Saturday, 16 March 2019, 12:18 pm | Police Association
Police Association President Chris Cahill has welcomed the Prime Minister’s early commitment to changing New Zealand’s gun laws. More >>
Police Association supports PM’s call for gun law change
Saturday, 16 March 2019, 12:18 pm | Police Association
Police Association President Chris Cahill has welcomed the Prime Minister’s early commitment to changing New Zealand’s gun laws. More >>
Review confirms no quick fix for NZ’s fleeing driver dilemma
Friday, 15 March 2019, 2:09 pm | Police Association
The IPCA/Police thematic review, Fleeing Drivers in New Zealand, is welcomed by the Police Association for its in-depth analysis and presentation of the complexities of a burgeoning issue. More >>
Police Association warns of firearms dangers
Wednesday, 27 February 2019, 11:52 am | Police Association
The Police Association has grave concerns about the safety of police officers following the recent incidents which appear to show they have, once again, been deliberately shot at. More >>
Police Association conditional support to drug initiatives
Thursday, 13 December 2018, 11:04 am | Police Association
The Police Association supports the government’s move to go after the manufacturers and suppliers of lethal synthetic drugs. More >>
Police pay deal settled
Thursday, 1 November 2018, 8:12 am | Police Association
Association President Chris Cahill says both the constabulary and Police employee collective agreements were ratified after 150 meetings held throughout the country over four weeks. Voting officially finished on Wednesday, 31 October. More >>