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Police Association fully supportive of gang crackdown

Media Releases NZPA

The New Zealand Police Association welcomes the Police nationwide initiative to crack down on gangs, targeting their firearms, violence, and the…

Police Association concerned at slowdown in recruitment process

News Recent News NZ Herald

The Police Association says it doesn't make sense for government to slow down the police recruitment drive. The government is 500 shy of its pledge…

Chris Cahill on bullying within Police and improving workplace culture

News Recent News RNZ

Chris Cahill says there’s a lot of work to do with improving culture within Police, but getting an idea of the scale of the problem of bullying and…

How do you record hate crimes without a hate crime law?

News Recent News NZ Herald

Chris Cahill explains the difficulty for police to record hate complaints when NZ does not have a hate crime law.

Petition from Matthew Hunt's mother presented to Parliament

News Recent News

A petition was delivered to Parliament on Dec. 2 by Diane Hunt, the mother of slain police officer Matthew Hunt. The petition, signed by more than…

Chris Cahill debates the upcoming cannabis legalisation referendum

News Recent News NZHerald

Chris took part in a live Newstalk debate alongside Ross Bell (NZ Drug Foundation), Khylee Quince (Auckland Uni) and Aaron Ironside (Say Nope to…