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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.

Police recruitment freeze: Cops staying in jobs longer as sharp recession looms

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With an attrition rate of just two per cent, more police are staying in the job due to an anticipated economic meltdown and longer-term morale boosts…

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

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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

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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?"

Spit weaponised against police officers during lockdown, association says.

News Stuff

Police officers were forced to go into isolation during lockdown after offenders claiming to have coronavirus started using spit as a weapon.