Find out about international, national and local programmes and initiatives.
Programmes and initiatives
Prevention First
Prevention First is the operating strategy that places prevention at the forefront of the organisation and people at its centre. It focuses on targeted policing to reduce offending and victimisation. … More
Electronic Monitoring on Bail (EM Bail)
Find out about the changes to the Electronic Monitoring on Bail (EM Bail) scheme which has transitioned to the Department of Corrections..… More
Adult Diversion Scheme
Find out about the Adult Diversion Scheme, how eligible offenders are dealt with ‘out of court’ and encouraged to rehabilitate and take responsibility for their actions.… More
Neighbourhood Policing Teams
Neighbourhood Policing Teams work with communities in specified areas to prevent crime, crashes and victimisation. They aim to make their communities safer. … More
International Service Group (ISG)
Find out about the International Service Group’s (ISG) work, including projects, programmes and partnerships in the Asia-Pacific, as well as past deployments in other parts of the world.… More
Cost Recovery
Cost recovery looks at how some costs for Police services, currently free to the customer or heavily subsidised, may be recovered. … More
Fostering and adopting police dogs
You may be able to foster a police puppy or dog to provide a temporary home, or on a long term basis (for breeding females, mostly in the Wellington region)… More
Integrated Safety Response (ISR)
ISR is a multi-agency intervention designed to ensure the immediate safety of victims and children, and to work with perpetrators to prevent further violence. ISR takes a whole-of-family and whānau … More
Child Sex Offender (CSO) Register
The Child Sex Offender Register is a tool to help with the protection of children and the prevention of re-offending by known child sex offenders. … More
Woolf Fisher Police Fellowship Programme
2020 Fellows pictured: (back row from left) Senior Sergeant Ross Ellwood, Inspector Virginia Welch, Anne Hutchinson, Senior Constable Garry Boles, Senior Constable Duanne Deere, Senior Constable John … More
Transforming Police Service Delivery
Modernising our Service Delivery aims to ensure everyone in New Zealand can access policing services – anywhere, anytime – that will lead to the trust and confidence of all. … More
International Anti-Corruption Coordination Centre
IACCC background The IACCC was established in July 2017 and aims to provide coordinated support for law enforcement agencies investigating Grand Corruption offences such as bribery of public offici… More
Evidence-Based Policing (EBP)
Find out about the Evidence-Based Policing Centre (EBPC), current projects and partnerships, and information for researchers wishing to submit research proposals or request NZ Police data.… More
Gender pay gap action plan
Police is committed to paying its employees fairly, regardless of gender or ethnicity. We have undertaken a number of activities to reduce pay gaps, including the development of a Gender Pay Gap Action Plan. … More
Police use of emergent technologies
Technology is rapidly evolving and emergent technologies have an important part to play in modern policing. Police staff increasingly use new technology in day-to-day work, such as CCTV and Automatic… More
Understanding Policing Delivery
We understand that policing by consent carries significant responsibilities and how vital it is for our communities and whānau to have trust and confidence in the way we deliver our services. It’s … More