Police Minister Stuart Nash says the safety of frontline officers and members of the public will be the focus of a new trial of specialist Police response teams in three of our largest urban centres.
The number of frontline Police officers has been boosted by 78 with the graduation today of the latest recruit wing from the Royal New Zealand Police College.
Five hundred small businesses have now benefitted from government-funded safety measures under a crime prevention initiative to reduce the risk of aggravated robberies in dairies, liquor stores and p
The Government is taking steps to ensure gun ownership is restricted to responsible users, and to stop the flow of guns into the black market as legislation is introduced to Parliament today, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says.
A record milestone for Maori police officers has been set with the graduation of a new cohort of Police constables today.
The Police will have stronger powers of search and seizure to crackdown on synthetic drug dealers under legislation passed today in Parliament.
A number of papers related to Cabinet decisions for the firearms buyback and amnesty have been proactively released.
Extra Police officers are being deployed from Northland to Southland with the graduation of a new wing of recruits from the Royal New Zealand Police College.
The Cabinet Minute related to decisions for the next Arms Amendment Bill has now been proactively released.
A firearms register, tighter licensing system for gun owners and a new emphasis on safety and personal responsibility is the focus of new firearms legislation announced today.
The first full week of the firearms buy-back and amnesty has produced a strong turnout as events roll out nationwide for the first time.
Police Minister Stuart Nash says a solid start has been made to the gun buyback and amnesty after the first weekend of community collection events.
Police Minister Stuart Nash has praised Police and gun owners after the first firearms collection event saw a busy turnout at Riccarton Racecourse in Christchurch.
Seventy-eight new Police constables are heading out to the regions following today’s graduation of a new recruit wing from the Royal New Zealand Police College.
The need to ensure high levels of public safety is the focus of plans revealed today for the first firearms collections during the buy-back and amnesty.
Community hubs from the Kaitaia RSA to the Oban pavilion on Stewart Island will be used by Police to collect firearms handed in during the buy-back and amnesty.
Licensed firearms owners will get fair compensation for weapons handed in during the six-month buy-back and amnesty, Finance Minister Grant Robertson and Police Minister Stuart Nash announced today.
A new record for the number of Police officers deployed to the regions in a single year has been created with the graduation today of Recruit Wing 326.
Breaking the cycle of family and sexual violence and better supporting survivors is a major feature of the Wellbeing Budget, with the Government delivering the largest ever investment in family and sexual violence and support services.
Improving the safety of all road users is the focus of a new public consultation document on the issue of drug driver testing.
Police Minister Stuart Nash says calling a cop suddenly got a whole lot easier with the launch of a ground-breaking new service for non-emergency calls.
Frontline Police numbers have been boosted with today’s deployment of 77 new officers to the regions.
