Valuing cops at the coalface; Ten Questions with new Police Minister Poto Williams; an international conference coup for NZ Police: members seek options for access to firearms; and the legacies of the deaths of two police officers - Matthew Hunt in New Zealand and Matt Ratana in Britain.

Police announces a trial of caps for police officers; coverage of the 85th Annual Conference where the focus was firmly on frontline safety; Health & Wellbeing: when PTSI lurks below the surface; interview with the Police Credit Union's new chief executive, Joe Bishop.

A glitch in the issuing of Police QID numbers; a digital leap in continuing police education; use of ballistic body armour; a Q&A with our new vice-president; and how to get ready for Movember.

Follow the money - the Police Financial Crime Group is a key player in stripping criminals of their wealth and power; NZPA welcomes Craig Tickelpenny as its new welfare manager; how to lock your patrol car (not as easy as you might think); and Health & Wellbeing - don't ignore embarrassing symptoms.

State of the unions - the difference between police unionism in America and New Zealand; custody units - the worse they are, the higher the risk to staff and detainees; a new Facebook forum for police families; and, donations for the families of killed and injured police officers grow.

Grief and support in the police family after the shock killing of Constable Matthew Hunt in the line of duty; views from the frontline on the decision to abandon the armed response teams trial; law reforms make gun ownership a privilege, not a right; and the end of a hairdressing era at the Police College.