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Massey police shooting: Slain officer Matthew Hunt's mum's frustration: Relatives isolated in Rotorua

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The grieving family of slain policeman Matthew Hunt face a heartbreaking wait for his funeral, with overseas relatives required to spend 14 days in…

Auckland police shooting: Man charged with murder after Massey shooting

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A 24-year-old man has been arrested and charged with murder after the fatal shooting of Constable Matthew Hunt during a routine traffic stop in the…

Massey shooting: Police urged to talk, look after one another.

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Officers are being encouraged to look after one another as colleagues of Const Matthew Hunt suffer the pain of losing one of their own.

Second tranche of gun laws following March 15 shootings

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New Zealand Police Association President Chris Cahill says many of the reforms heralded in the bill fell into the ‘better late than never’ category…

Police recruitment halted after surge in applications

Recent News RNZ

More than 4000 people are currently trying to join Police and Chris Cahill says its no surprise there has been a surge in applications.

 

'Arms Down' demands win the day

Recent News RNZ

RNZ pulls together last week's reporting on the scrapping of the ARTs initiative and calls to disarm police, and asks, "did we get the full picture?"