A different approach to recruit training is getting a mixed reaction. By Ellen Brook

The overseas sale of a unique medal awarded posthumously to Aramoana massacre hero Sergeant Stewart Guthrie has raised eyebrows in policing circles around New Zealand.

A reactive frontline squad with a holistic approach to criminal behaviour is behind the success of Christchurch’s Offender Prevention Team.

The Police Association has set up a Diversity Governance Group (DGG), which met for the first time last month at the National Office in Wellington.

It’s big and beautiful, which isn’t something we usually hear about police stations.

Former police officer Ian Blackie was an 18-year-old cadet on April 10, 1968, when he and other trainee policemen were sent to help in the Wahine rescue effort.