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22 May, 2013

Minister welcomes release of IPCA report

Police Minister Anne Tolley has welcomed the release of an Independent Police Conduct Authority report into Operation Eight.

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17 May, 2013

Minister presents awards, praises Auckland City Police

Police Minister Anne Tolley has today congratulated Auckland City Police officers for their dedication to tackling and preventing crime.

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17 May, 2013

Labour wrong on Police again

Police Minister Anne Tolley says Labour is continuing its campaign to mislead the public and undermine confidence in the Police.

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16 May, 2013

Reducing reoffending, keeping communities safe

Budget 2013 supports the Government’s target of further reducing reoffending, leading to fewer victims of crime, and the redesign of electronically monitored bail, Corrections Minister Anne Tolley says.

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16 May, 2013

Continued support for frontline crime prevention

Police funding in Budget 2013 will continue to be directed at preventing and reducing crime and rolling out new technology to help frontline officers work more effectively and keep communities safe, Police Minister Anne Tolley says.

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18 April, 2013

Reoffending down, more hard work ahead

Corrections Minister Anne Tolley says reoffending has been cut by 8 per cent since the Better Public Services June 2011 benchmark, meaning there are 1,476 fewer repeat offenders and over 5,904 fewer victims of crime each year.

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11 April, 2013

Minister opens revamped Police Crime Reporting Line HQ

Police Minister Anne Tolley has officially opened the refurbished national headquarters for the Police Crime Reporting Line (CRL), at Harlech House in Otahuhu.

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9 April, 2013

Tax info-sharing may help fight crime

The Government is seeking public feedback on proposals for Inland Revenue to share some information with other government agencies to help fight serious crime, Revenue Minister Peter Dunne, Justice Minister Judith Collins and Police Minister Anne Tolley announced today.

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3 April, 2013

Crime down 16.7 per cent, Police deserve praise

Police Minister Anne Tolley says the New Zealand Police deserve huge credit for the fact that crime is down 16.7 per cent over the past three years, and Labour should cease their constant attempts to undermine this great work.

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2 April, 2013

Offences at 24-year low, crime down for third year running

Police Minister Anne Tolley says the operational changes made by Police are having a huge impact, with the crime statistics for 2012 showing the lowest number of recorded offences for 24 years, as crime falls for the third year in a row.

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28 March, 2013

Police tackle crime on streets, not behind desks

Police Minister Anne Tolley says Labour needs to back our Police, rather than mislead and criticise over any operational changes they make to provide a better service to the public.

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28 March, 2013

Minister opens new probation centres

Corrections Minister Anne Tolley has officially opened new community probation centres in Thames and Tauranga.

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26 March, 2013

Greater transparency for prison system

Corrections Minister Anne Tolley says prison performance tables have been introduced for the first time to enable greater transparency and accountability to taxpayers.

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21 March, 2013

Corrections Bill passes second reading

Corrections Minister Anne Tolley says the Administration of Community Sentences and Orders Bill has passed its second reading in Parliament.

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15 March, 2013

Labour need to leave our Police alone

Police Minister Anne Tolley says Labour need to stop using Police as a political football, and let them get on with the job of reducing and preventing crime.

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13 March, 2013

Boy racer offences down 35 per cent

Police Minister Anne Tolley says illegal street racing offences have fallen by 35 per cent since 2009, after the National-led Government introduced legislation to combat boy racers.

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8 March, 2013

Criminals hit hard by National-led Government

Police Minister Anne Tolley says criminals and gangs are being hit hard as a result of having to forfeit the proceeds of their crimes.

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1 March, 2013

Minister praises Counties Manukau Police

Police Minister Anne Tolley has today praised frontline officers at the Counties Manukau Police pay parade and awards ceremony.

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26 February, 2013

Minister praises Police for international drug bust

Police Minister Anne Tolley has congratulated Police and OFCANZ for their involvement in an international operation which has kept $7 million of methamphetamine out of the country and off New Zealand’s streets.

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26 February, 2013

Corrections Amendment Bill passes third reading

Corrections Minister Anne Tolley says a Bill which improves prison safety and security has passed its third reading in Parliament.

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21 February, 2013

Structured approach for young prisoners

Corrections Minister Anne Tolley has officially opened a Young Offenders Unit at Hawke’s Bay Regional Prison, which will deliver a much more structured approach to dealing with young prisoners.

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21 February, 2013

Increase in prisoner education to reduce crime

Corrections Minister Anne Tolley has announced that two thousand prisoners are to be enrolled in an education programme leading to NCEA qualifications over the next two years, as a result of a new partnership between Corrections and the Open Polytechnic.

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19 February, 2013

GPS monitoring for release-to-work prisoners

Corrections Minister Anne Tolley has announced that GPS monitoring of offenders is to be extended to include prisoners on release-to-work schemes.

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14 February, 2013

New $22 million Police station for Christchurch

Police and Corrections Minister Anne Tolley has today officially opened the new Christchurch Central Police station.

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13 February, 2013

Half a million additional frontline police hours

Police Minister Anne Tolley says the introduction of smartphones and tablets for frontline officers across New Zealand will deliver around 520,000 additional frontline Police hours every year, with more Police work and less paperwork, to further prevent and tackle crime.

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12 February, 2013

Corrections Amendment Bill passes second reading

Corrections Minister Anne Tolley says a Bill which will enable prisons to operate more effectively has passed its second reading.

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7 February, 2013

Huge increase in Police foot patrols

Police Minister Anne Tolley says that frontline foot patrols have risen by 70 per cent in the past year, as Police increase their focus on crime prevention to make our communities safer.

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1 February, 2013

Police Minister pays tribute to slain officers

Police Minister Anne Tolley has today attended a ceremony to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the tragic deaths of four Police officers.

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1 February, 2013

New $1.8 million probation centre for Kapiti Coast

Corrections Minister Anne Tolley has officially opened a new probation centre at Paraparaumu on the Kapiti Coast.

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31 January, 2013

Police deserve praise – that’s a fact

Police Minister Anne Tolley says Labour is once again trying to mislead the public over Police resources.

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