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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: Time to share the burden of solving our social ills

President's Column NZPA

Anyone who has spent time in policing knows it is an ever-changing environment, but is it change for change’s sake if the landscape never really…

Aiming for accurate gun data

Featured Articles NZPA

Since March, there has been a new way for Police to capture firearms data and it is already producing more accurate and telling results.

Cadet system that helped change policing

Featured Articles NZPA

Eleven members of the first police cadet wing, the 1957 Sidney Holland Wing, gathered in Rotorua recently for a 62-year reunion.

Nurturing the next generation... and beyond

Featured Articles NZPA

A Police-led early intervention programme with long-term goals is bringing help and hope to young mums and their babies. By Ellen Brook

OBITUARY: A man for all policing seasons

Featured Articles NZPA

Brion Duncan’s career with Police spanned decades, roles and nations, taking him from the beat and rising to an assistant commissioner.

Keeping sane in a mad world

Featured Articles NZPA

After suffering trauma piled upon trauma, Christchurch and its police have learnt the hard way about how to deal with tragedy. By Ellen Brook