This report aims to assess the traffic crash risk over the Christmas/New Year holiday period (henceforth referred to as the Christmas holiday period) 2013/14.
The analysis in this report compares data from previous Christmas holiday periods against year round results based on a daily average, using the full days around the holiday period. The date range is primarily from 2008/09 to 2012/13 financial years.
This report is an update on the progress made by the New Zealand Police (Police), in implementing the recommendations from the Commission of Inquiry into Police Conduct (COI). The report is provided quarterly in accordance with the requirements of the Cabinet Policy Committee.
Police are responsible for implementing 47 of the 60 recommendations. The intention is not only to implement solutions, but to ensure that those solutions have the desired effect (that they are embedded).
The role of New Zealand Police’s Capability, Insights and Performance team (CIP) is research, analysis, monitoring and evaluation of Police use of force and environmental risk. This is to provide accountability and assist evidence-based decision making, to improve police and public safety.
CIP produces regular research reports, including a series of annual Tactical Options Research Reports monitoring tactical options deployment i.e., handcuffs, empty hand tactics (physical force), OC spray (pepper spray), baton, TASER, dogs, and firearms.
From 2021, the previous Tactical Options Research Report has been expanded into the Environment and Response Report. This report includes information on the operational environment in which Police are working, including the threats frontline staff face when interacting with the public as well as detailing how Police have used tactical options in the course of their duties.
These reports position New Zealand Police at the forefront of international best practice in accountability and transparency for the use of force.
The New Zealand Communities Football Cup (NZCFC), developed by New Zealand Police in 2008, is a great way to connect diverse communities, celebrates success and encourages positive social change. The national tournament uses young people’s passion for football to help drive positive social change. It is supported and endorsed by key regional and government agencies.
You can check out the past programmes below.
In this Annual Report, we cover how 2012/13 was a year in which recorded crime fell a further 7.4 percent, year-on-year, with 29,337 fewer recorded offences than the year before. The total of 365,185 recorded offences was the lowest in more than 30 years. The road toll was 317, remaining close to 2011/12 levels which were the lowest since official records began.
In 2012/13 New Zealand Police took stock of the ways we’ve been measuring our performance, and reduced things down to a handful of goals:
By targeting our efforts, New Zealand Police will be better able to deliver the goals we’ve set in our Statement of Intent, and we’ll also support wider government goals, across multiple sectors. The Annual Report provides a report card against what we set out to achieve.