Skip to main content

The latest in policing news.

Media Contacts

For general media enquiries email jane.young@policeassn.org.nz or ph 027 268 9412.

Media Spokespeople

View the NZPA Media Spokespeople

Knowledge is power

News NZPA

Electric vehicles and other alternative-fuel vehicles are much more common on the road and more are coming. WAYNE PARHAM, of Police Magazine,…

Custody research support locked in

News NZPA

The Police Association is throwing its full support behind a research project into deaths in police custody.

Counting Cops - March 2025

News NZPA

Progress on the promised delivery of 500 net extra constabulary staff from November 27, 2023.

Face to face with drivers on a rampage

News NZPA

RAMPOL – the code for being intentionally rammed by a driver – is not something a police officer ever wants to report. However, it is becoming much…

Bay of Plenty, Wellington share honours

Sports news NZPA

The weather almost won out at the 2025 NZ Police Cricket National Championships in Tauranga.

Road safety at a crossroads

News NZPA

Research commissioned by AA shows that many fatal accidents at rural crossroads could be prevented by installing simple, cost-effective measures.