As I write this column, I am sitting in the High Court in New Plymouth, alongside our welfare manager Craig Tickelpenny and senior employment advisor…

This month marks the beginning of formal pay-round negotiations for the Police employee and constabulary collectives. We know from the outset that the…

The job description for police officers and Police staff in 2021 is more complex, more time consuming and vastly more scrutinised than ever before.

Last month’s announcement of Operation Tauwhiro – the Police crackdown on gangs – has raised the question: Why do we need a special operation to focus…

When I was elected to this role just over four years ago, there was one outstanding priority that required urgent attention, and, despite what some…