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

The month of annual meetings is done, and a big thanks to those who were able to attend to discuss the myriad issues before us, including the…

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…