Retail crime costs New Zealand retailers $2.6 billion each year and has a significant personal impact on those working in the industry. This year has seen a spike in ram raid style burglaries, as we tend to see at times with other crime types. This has affected small local retailers and larger chains.

This chapter details Police’s responsibilities to victims and explains the procedures to be followed when supporting victims of an offence. An upated version of this chapter will be uploaded shortly.

This chapter helps guide Police employees when using work and personal social media accounts and interacting with Police's online communities. Some parts of this chapter have been considered not appropriate for release and, if requested, would be withheld under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act). In this chapter, the relevant sections of the Act that would apply have been identified.