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Read in-depth feature stories, news articles and the president's column from each issue of Police News.

Progress on custody risk management

Featured Articles NZPA

Staff specialisation, with career development opportunities for authorised officers, is being considered as Police reviews the high-risk environment…

The tipping point

Featured Articles NZPA

Retired police officer Ray Van Beynen explains why his views on general arming have changed.

‘We need general arming’

Featured Articles NZPA

Frontline support for general arming is at its highest level in a decade, confirmed in this year’s Police Association Member Survey.

President's Column: The predicted crisis is upon us

President's Column NZPA

The past month has been dominated by news reports of firearms incidents against police and the public, and vicious assaults on officers.

Can I help you?

Featured Articles NZPA

Station support officers around the country are backing a rallying call for better remuneration for the work they do. Here, they explain why.

Sharing the load

Featured Articles NZPA

In 1993, Grant Gerken was diagnosed with stage 4 lymphoma cancer and told it was likely he wouldn’t last longer than three months.