Responsiveness talks to both what New Zealand Police (Police) do or need to do to reduce Pasifika peoples' offending, re-offending, victimisation and road trauma, and how well positioned Police are to do those things.

To this end the New Zealand Police Pasifika Strategy ensures that policing initiatives and activities work towards reducing Pasifika peoples' offending, re-offending, victimisation and road trauma, and that the Police organisation is capable of delivering responsive outcomes for and with Pasifika peoples.

The Government’s 1994 crime prevention strategy identified seven goals, one of which specified the establishment of preventative programmes targeted at “youth at risk” of offending. As a result, the 1997 Crime Prevention Youth at Risk (CPYAR) package, dedicated to the three fiscal years beginning July 1997, invested $8.7 million in Youth at Risk strategies, with funding allocated to 14 programmes throughout New Zealand.

In February 2005 charges of assault laid against Senior Sergeant Solomona were heard in the District Court at Manukau. During the hearing, evidence was given of certain photographs said to have been in the possession of the Senior Sergeant.

The enforcement of liquor licensing laws by police and regulatory officials is intended to keep drinking environments safe, contribute to the reduction of liquor abuse, prevent excessive consumption of alcohol, and prevent the sale of alcohol to minors.