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 >>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 >>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 >>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 >>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 >>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 >>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.
Read full release >>24 February, 2009
Police Minister Judith Collins today opened the new $20 million Whangarei police station, a facility designed to encourage greater community involvement in policing.
Read full release >>10 February, 2009
It is a great pleasure to be with you to celebrate the opening of the second stage of the new Manukau police station – the nerve centre of policing in South Auckland.
Read full speech >>10 February, 2009
Police Minister Judith Collins today opened the second stage of the new $35 million Manukau police station, the nerve centre for policing in South Auckland.
Read full release >>24 January, 2009
Police Minister Judith Collins today expressed her deepest sympathies to the family of 17-year-old Halatau Naitoko who died in a shooting on Auckland's North-western Motorway yesterday.
Read full release >>20 January, 2009
Police Minister Judith Collins has welcomed today's launch of a Crime Reporting Line (CRL) in Counties-Manukau as an important step in streamlining police responses to crime.
Read full release >>19 January, 2009
Police are the cornerstone of rural communities, says Police Minister Judith Collins who today opened a new police station in the South Waikato town of Piopio.
Read full release >>18 December, 2008
Police Minister Judith Collins has welcomed the speedy commitment by police to the Government's policy of injecting 300 new police into the Counties-Manukau district.
Read full release >>16 December, 2008
A report on the major issues facing Police today has reaffirmed the government's policy direction on law and order, Police Minister Hon Judith Collins says.
Read full release >>15 December, 2008
Police Minister Judith Collins today received an assurance from Police Commissioner Howard Broad that the Police were meeting their responsibilities regarding the operations of Special Investigation Groups (SIG).
Read full release >>11 December, 2008
Neighbourhood Support is an important way the community can contribute to making New Zealand a safer place, Police Minister Hon Judith Collins says.
Read full release >>11 December, 2008
New Zealand Police are being stretched too thin, and more Police are on the way, Police Minister Judith Collins told graduates at the Royal New Zealand Police College today.
Read full release >>8 December, 2008
I would like to congratulate all graduates for their hard work and perseverance over what I am sure has been a demanding 19 weeks.
Read full speech >>25 November, 2008
Legislation to clamp down on criminal gangs and drug traders is to be one of the priorities on the new government's 100-day plan, says Police Minister Judith Collins.
Read full release >>25 November, 2008
My briefing is that the Chemical Diversion Conference is essentially an Australian affair. For New Zealand, it is an honour to borrow the CDC for one year at least.
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