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ARTs a casualty of lack of community consultation

Media Releases NZPA 09 June 2020

The New Zealand Police Association understands the Police Commissioner’s decision to scrap the Armed Response Teams initiative, but says the move…

NZ Police Association rejects Green Party’s ART/George Floyd claims

Media Releases NZPA 05 June 2020

President of the New Zealand Police Association, Chris Cahill, is appalled at the Green Party’s conflation of the trial of armed police teams (ARTs)…

NZ Police Association supports members facing manslaughter charges

Media Releases NZPA 03 June 2020

The New Zealand Police Association is supporting the three officers who are now facing manslaughter charges in relation to the death of a man in the…

Police News goes digital this month

Media Releases NZPA 01 April 2020

The April edition of the Police Association’s monthly magazine Police News is published in digital form only.

Politicians urged to ‘do the right thing’

Media Releases NZPA 02 March 2020

For 30 years politicians have failed the memory of the Aramoana massacre victims, and the New Zealand Police Association is asking them to this week,…

Firearms in New Zealand: Where to from here?

Media Releases NZPA 28 February 2020

Police Association President Chris Cahill today addressed an Otago University firearms and public health seminar.