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State of National Emergency

Police service update

At 11.59pm on Wednesday 25 March 2020, New Zealand moved to COVID-19 Alert Level 4.

This means New Zealanders not working in essential services must stay at home and stop all interactions with others outside of their household.

During this time Police will continue to provide essential policing services.

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Paranormal COVID-19 video
26 Mar 2020 5:43pm News:
National News

Distance and isolation, New Zealand Police team up with Wellington Paranormal

New Zealand Police want to make sure that every person in New Zealand right now understands and takes on board all the key messages about Covid19 and self isolation. “We have a powerful ... More

2 min read
Police Logo on SRBA
26 Mar 2020 11:37am News:
National News

Statement from Police Commissioner Mike Bush following guilty pleas in Operation Deans prosecution

Police acknowledge the guilty pleas in the Christchurch Mosque attacks prosecution that were entered in the Christchurch High Court today. The guilty pleas to 51 charges of murder, 40 ... More

2 min read
1st in wing
26 Mar 2020 9:43am News:
National News

10,000 cops who care – Police graduation sees more cops than ever on the job

New Zealand Police has more police officers than ever before: 10,000 police officers working in and with our communities. This week has seen 59 new constables graduate from their police ... More

3 min read
POP awards
19 Mar 2020 10:31am TenOne Magazine

Te Pae Oranga tops POP Awards

Te Pae Oranga, the community-focused model that works to keep low-level offenders out of the justice pipeline, has been named as top project in the 2020 Evidence-Based...More

4 min read
kai 1
18 Mar 2020 2:04pm TenOne Magazine

Coming together of the guardians

A constable in Hawke’s Bay is working on developing more trust for Police and other emergency services in communities where trust is not traditionally high. He...More

3 min read
Mental Health Co-Response Teams
17 Mar 2020 4:13pm News:
National News

Police, Wellington Free Ambulance and CCDHB team up to provide a better response to people in mental health distress

From today (Tuesday 17 March), a new inter-agency team led by Wellington District Police in partnership with Wellington Free Ambulance (WFA) and Capital and Coast District Health Board (CCDHB) ... More

2 min read

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