Chris Cahill

Two hundred police will be trained to the level of Armed Offenders Squad members as part of a major overhaul of the way police respond to violent offending.

The government and police bosses insist… Video, Audio

The Police Association is urging the Government to pay for more police recruits as dozens of officers leave the force.

Nearly 170 frontline officers left their jobs between March and July this year.

Cop killer Eli Epiha did try to kill a second officer the day he shot dead Constable Matthew Hunt, according to a jury at his High Court trial.

The jury has found him guilty of the attempted murder… Video, Audio

Negotiations over a new pay agreement for police officers have hit a brick wall, with the Police Association saying the government has shown a lack of respect and for the job they do.

The… Audio

The Police Association wants a more streamlined way of deploying armed response units to help deal with armed offenders. Audio

The family of a man who died in a Hawera police station will be grappling this morning with the verdict in the trial over his death.

A jury has found three Taranaki police officers not guilty of the… Audio

Public servants earning more than $60,000 will only be offered pay increases under exceptional circumstances for the next three years.

Senior leaders and those on more than $100,000 dollars will get… Audio

Large numbers of front line police officers have been told to carry guns on average once a week in recent months, as fears around gun violence escalate.

RNZ has obtained figures that show "temporary… Audio

Front line police officers have been told to carry guns on average once a week in recent months, as fears around gun violence escalate.

Some of the "temporary arming orders" - where all front line… Audio

Napier's mayor says police in her city are crying out for more support and are stretched to the limit.

Escalating gang violence has hit Hawke's Bay and this morning it has been revealed some… Audio

A hard-hitting report by the Independent Police Conduct Authority has found a toxic culture within police, in which bullying is rife, and where an autocratic management style rewards bad behavior. The… Audio

A report by the Independent Police Conduct Authority has found significant elements of bullying and a related negative culture within the police workforce. The police commissioner, Andrew Coster, is… Audio

Police Association president Chris Cahill discusses the pros and cons of changes to the police pursuit policy. Audio

The Police Association President says the Police now needs to step up and enact the change they're promising.

A survey, released yesterday, found one in four staff have experienced bullying from… Audio

Justice reform advocates call for change after newly published police data shows only 4 out of 10 hate crimes are being dealt with correctly. The police only started recording hate crimes after last… Audio

The Police Association is calling on the government to hurry up its introduction of firearms register.

It comes after a man was arrested on Tuesday night in relation to a firearms incident in… Audio

The police union is warning having a uniformed officer on guard outside all isolation & quaratine facilities 24/7 could actually make NZ less safe - not more. Lisa Owen asked Police Association boss… Video, Audio

Anyone wishing to sign up for a career in the police will now be turned away, after the police halted its recruitment programme.

It says more than 4000 people are going through the police recruitment… Audio

The Police Commissioner Andrew Coster has announced that Armed Response Teams will not be part of the New Zealand policing model in the future. Audio

The president of the police association says the death of a man in custody in Hawera is not the result of physical force by officers.

Three police officers - who have name suppression - have been… Video, Audio