Sudden Death on Premises guide

Date Published: 
May 2012

This fact sheet provides some practical advice to the NZ Accommodation Industry when faced with the discovery of a sudden death on their premises.

There is a legal requirement to report a death to Police as soon as practicable when you find a body; or learn of a death where the cause is unknown, the result of a suicide, or is un-natural or violent.

Regulatory Impact Statement: Policing (Youth Identifying Particulars) Amendment Bill

Date Published: 
August 2011

This Regulatory Impact Statement has been prepared by New Zealand Police. It provides an analysis of options to address issues that have arisen in relation to the retention and use of identifying particulars (IP) for youth.

The Policing Act 2008 significantly narrowed the set of instances where Police may retain youth identifying particulars when compared to the provisions in the Police Act 1958. This arose through drafting rather than any policy decision that the Police should not retain the IP of young offenders where the charge has been proved in the Youth Court under section 283 of the Children, Young Persons and their Families Act 1989.

Regulatory Impact Statement: Arms Amendment Bill

Date Published: 
April 2011

The two enclosed Regulatory Impact Statements (RIS) were prepared by New Zealand Police.

The first dated 11 August 2010 provided an analysis of options to amend the Arms Act 1983 to clarify the definition of “military style semi-automatic firearm” (MSSA) and to introduce import controls on airguns that have the appearance of real pistols.

The second RIS signed on 16 November 2010 only discussed the issue of the definition of MSSA following further work on options to ensure clarity over what firearms are to be categorised as MSSAs and consequently made subject to greater controls as intended by the Arms Amendment Act 1992.

What’s on the Horizon? The Next Five Years and Beyond: An environmental scan

Date Published: 
February 2011

This environmental scan describes major drivers likely to shape New Zealand over the next five years and beyond. It aims to inform the development of New Zealand Police’s strategies and its performance, assurance, planning and policy activities.

It builds on past environmental scans, and uses narrative to complement the sound sets of hard data New Zealand Police already has. Finally, this document creates a central store of internal and external ‘futures’ materials.

Family Violence Reviews of Deaths between 2004 – 2011

Date Published: 
June 2012

This report includes data about family violence deaths that occurred between 2004 and Sept 2011, where a family violence death review was carried out. It does not include all FV deaths that occurred during the period.

Family violence death victims were almost evenly proportioned across adult female (36%), adult male (31%) and child1 deaths (33%).

Commission of Inquiry Recommendation Status' 2012

Date Published: 
December 2012

The Recommendation Status’ looks at the ongoing progress of each recommendation made under the Commission of Inquiry into Police Conduct (COI). The Commission was established to carry out a full, independent investigation into the way in which the New Zealand Police had dealt with allegation of sexual assault by members of the Police and associates of the Police.

From the 60 recommendations made from the COI report, New Zealand Police is responsible for 48 of the recommendations, while the Independent Police Complaints Authority (IPCA) is responsible for the remaining 12 recommendations.

Commission of Inquiry Recommendation Status' 2011

Date Published: 
December 2011

The Recommendation Status’ looks at the ongoing progress of each recommendation made under the Commission of Inquiry into Police Conduct (COI). The Commission was established to carry out a full, independent investigation into the way in which the New Zealand Police had dealt with allegation of sexual assault by members of the Police and associates of the Police.

From the 60 recommendations made from the COI report, New Zealand Police is responsible for 48 of the recommendations, while the Independent Police Complaints Authority (IPCA) is responsible for the remaining 12 recommendations.

Commission of Inquiry Recommendation Status' 2010

Date Published: 
December 2010

The Recommendation Status’ looks at the ongoing progress of each recommendation made under the Commission of Inquiry into Police Conduct (COI). The Commission was established to carry out a full, independent investigation into the way in which the New Zealand Police had dealt with allegation of sexual assault by members of the Police and associates of the Police.

From the 60 recommendations made from the COI report, New Zealand Police is responsible for 48 of the recommendations, while the Independent Police Complaints Authority (IPCA) is responsible for the remaining 12 recommendations.

Commission of Inquiry Recommendation Status' 2009

Date Published: 
December 2009

The Recommendation Status’ looks at the ongoing progress of each recommendation made under the Commission of Inquiry into Police Conduct (COI). The Commission was established to carry out a full, independent investigation into the way in which the New Zealand Police had dealt with allegation of sexual assault by members of the Police and associates of the Police.

From the 60 recommendations made from the COI report, New Zealand Police is responsible for 48 of the recommendations, while the Independent Police Complaints Authority (IPCA) is responsible for the remaining 12 recommendations.

Commission of Inquiry Recommendation Status' 2008

Date Published: 
December 2008

The Recommendation Status’ looks at the ongoing progress of each recommendation made under the Commission of Inquiry into Police Conduct (COI). The Commission was established to carry out a full, independent investigation into the way in which the New Zealand Police had dealt with allegation of sexual assault by members of the Police and associates of the Police.

From the 60 recommendations made from the COI report, New Zealand Police is responsible for 48 of the recommendations, while the Independent Police Complaints Authority (IPCA) is responsible for the remaining 12 recommendations.