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

President's Column: The evolution of specialisation

President's Column Greg O'Connor

We live in a world where the tasks and activities necessary to achieve goals are narrowly defined, broken down into their component parts – it’s…

In dog we trust

Featured Articles NZPA - Heather McDonald

Last month, Police lost one of its four-legged own when police dog Gazza was killed in the line of duty during an incident in Porirua when an officer…

President's Column: Time for a new approach to disrupting organised criminal gangs

President's Column Greg O'Connor

I have written about gangs and organised crime a few times over the years.

President's Column: Firearms concerns finally being taken seriously

President's Column Greg O'Connor

Achieving cross-party political consensus is never easy, so the announcement that the Police Minister, the Labour police spokesperson Stuart Nash and…

President's Column: Globalisation impacts on us in many ways

President's Column Greg O'Connor

Watching American elections, especially the primaries, is as interesting as anything else occurring around the globe currently.

President's Column: Invest in public safety

President's Column Greg O'Connor

In the late 1980s, I hitchhiked around South Africa just as apartheid was coming to an end.