30 June, 2009
Police Minister Judith Collins today welcomed the findings of the first report of the Auditor-General into the response of police to the recommendations of the 2007 Commission of Inquiry into Police Conduct.
Read full release >>24 June, 2009
Corrections Minister Judith Collins today welcomed the announcement that frontline correction officers will receive increased tactical communications training and more personal protective equipment.
Read full release >>23 June, 2009
Prefabricated or container cells will not alleviate the need to double-bunk prisoners during a looming capacity crisis at New Zealand prisons, Corrections Minister Judith Collins says.
Read full release >>22 June, 2009
Corrections Minister Judith Collins has welcomed union support for moves to house prisoners in modular or prefabricated prison cells.
Read full release >>19 June, 2009
Police Minister Judith Collins today congratulated the New Zealand Police for winning the top prize at the Institute of Public Administration New Zealand (IPANZ) Gen-i Public Sector Excellence Awards.
Read full release >>12 June, 2009
The establishment of specialist prison release teams will help prisoners reintegrate into society and improve the safety of the parole process, Corrections Minister Judith Collins says.
Read full release >>9 June, 2009
Veterans' Affairs Minister Judith Collins has asked the new Expert Panel on Veterans' Health to look at research into the health effects of New Zealand veterans who were present at nuclear tests in the Pacific.
Read full release >>28 May, 2009
Funding of $385.4 million over the next four years will ensure there are enough prison beds to cope with a rising prison population.
Read full release >>28 May, 2009
The Government will inject an extra $255.9 million into the probation service to address issues raised in a critical report by the Auditor General.
Read full release >>28 May, 2009
Budget funding will fulfil the Government's commitment to put 600 more police on the streets of New Zealand by the end of 2011, Police Minister Judith Collins says.
Read full release >>26 May, 2009
Two Bills that give police, courts and local authorities greater powers to tackle illegal street racers and crush their vehicles as a last resort, will be introduced to Parliament today.
Read full release >>22 May, 2009
Extra money to equip all police districts with tasers is to be included in the Budget, Police Minister Judith Collins announced today.
Read full release >>18 May, 2009
Corrections Minister Hon Judith Collins will this week visit privately managed prisons in Australia to find out more about how contract management of prisons could work in New Zealand.
Read full release >>12 May, 2009
Minister of Corrections Hon Judith Collins announced today that the Government is funding the Department of Corrections to do initial design and planning work for the construction of additional prison beds.
Read full release >>9 May, 2009
Police Minister Hon Judith Collins today commended police for bringing to a close the armed siege on Napier's Hospital Hill.
Read full release >>8 May, 2009
Police Minister Judith Collins has offered her deepest sympathies to the family of Senior Constable Len Snee of Taradale Police who died during an armed siege in Napier yesterday.
Read full release >>5 May, 2009
Corrections Minister Judith Collins has welcomed a clampdown on razor blades in high security prison units, a move she says will improve safety and save lives.
Read full release >>20 April, 2009
Veterans' Affairs Minister Hon Judith Collins today launched the 2009 Poppy Day Appeal and announced a new national award to honour the spirit of the Anzacs.
Read full release >>16 April, 2009
Veterans’ Affairs Minister Hon Judith Collins will launch the 2009 Poppy Day Appeal next week and announce a new ANZAC initiative by the Royal New Zealand Returned and Service’s Association.
Read full release >>9 April, 2009
Prison Unit Managers will now attend Parole Board hearings in a move that will enable the board to make more accurate assessments and enhance public safety, Corrections Minister Hon Judith Collins says.
Read full release >>8 April, 2009
Veterans' Affairs Minister Hon Judith Collins today welcomed the appointment of the Expert Panel on Veterans' Health.
Read full release >>3 April, 2009
New legislation coming into force today makes it more difficult to smuggle contraband into prisons and will further prevent prisoners from conducting illegal activities, says Corrections Minister Hon Judith Collins.
Read full release >>2 April, 2009
Corrections Minister Hon Judith Collins today welcomed the appointment of the chairperson and members of the expert panel to oversee improvements to the Department of Corrections' Community Probation and Psychological Service (CPPS).
Read full release >>1 April, 2009
Police Minister Judith Collins has today taken over responsibility for the Serious Fraud Office (SFO).
Read full release >>1 April, 2009
Police Minister Judith Collins today welcomed the release by police of crime statistics for the 2008 calendar year, saying they showed the police were going the extra mile to solve crime.
Read full release >>30 March, 2009
Address to Prison Services Managers' Development Forum, The Copthorne - Hotel Commodore, Christchurch
Read full speech >>25 March, 2009
Competitive tendering of prison management will bring greater innovation, efficiency and cost effectiveness to the corrections system, says Corrections Minister Judith Collins.
Read full release >>19 March, 2009
Tourists, adventurers and the residents of South Westland will all benefit from the new $270,000 Franz Josef police station, which was opened by Police Minister Judith Collins today.
Read full release >>18 March, 2009
Prisons play an important part in the community, and the communities play an important part in prisons, Corrections Minister Judith Collins told the inaugural open day at Auckland Region Women's Corrections Facility (ARWCF) today.
Read full release >>12 March, 2009
The ranks of the New Zealand police grew by an additional 75 officers today with the newest wing to graduate from the Royal New Zealand Police College at Porirua.
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