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Police officer showing students how to measure vehicles' speed.

With a new 30km/h speed limit around the Halfmoon Bay School area, it was a great opportunity to get local kids up to speed and brush up on some road safety. Students had the most fun with the…

Road safety staff standing beside their police cars

New Zealand’s highways: 11,000 kilometres of some of the most spectacular and unforgiving roads on the planet. Over 1,000 dedicated road safety staff are tasked with keeping our highways and…

SADD road safety group with Police

As part of Road Safety Week, Canterbury Police caught up with the Cashmere High School's Students Against Dangerous Driving (SADD) group to highlight the importance of road safety. It was a…

Wing 374 throwing their hats in the air after their graduation.

A snapshot from Wing 374's graduation on Thursday. Congratulations to all of our 78 new constables who'll now enjoy a well-deserved break for a few days before reporting to their districts for…

Two officers incorporating pink into their uniforms for Pink Shirt Day 2024.

Many staff throughout our districts dressed in pink or incorporated it into their uniforms to show support for Pink Shirt Day – the day New Zealand comes together to take a stand against bullying…

The Police demonstration on the pitch during half-time at the Highlanders’ recent match against Force.

Members of Otago Coastal’s AOS took to the field for a half-time show at Dunedin’s Forsyth Barr stadium during the Highlanders’ recent match against Force. Their tactics and skills demonstration…

Aurora at Green Park, near Lincoln, with back of a police car in the forefront.

Night shift ... Green Park, near Lincoln. 

Police, FENZ and St John's staff at the Driver Reviver stop.

Tasman’s Impairment Prevention Team joined FENZ and St Johns to oversee a popular ‘driver reviver’ stop at the Kawatari Junction recently. More than 200 drivers stopped for a coffee and a chat,…

The back of two uniformed officers looking on as protesters walk by the Bridge of Remembrance in central Christchurch.

Police and protesters are a familiar sight at the Bridge of Remembrance in central Christchurch on Saturday afternoons. While keeping an eye on protest activity, our staff are also there to…

Constable Scott changing the tyre with Constable Caitlin on hand to help.

Shout out to Constables Scott and Caitlin who spotted a woman trying to change a flat tyre on her own in Pukekohe and stopped to help. And thank you to the woman who took the time to get in touch…

Officer using crime scene tape as a lead to look after the puppy involved in the crash.

When Wellington staff attended a crash where a ute overturned, they found this young pup who'd been in the vehicle being looked after by a witness while the occupants were checked over by medics.…

A police ute pictured on Burma road, Poukawa, in front of blue skies and low-level fog.

Ever tried to catch some fog but mist...? 😁 A beautiful snapshot to start the day on Burma road, Poukawa.