Enabling the Royal New Zealand Police College for the Future

Date Published: 
September 2022

The Enabling the Royal New Zealand Police College for the Future report was commissioned following changes to Police’s Executive structure and a refresh of Police's strategic direction in 2020-2021. This work was carried out independently by Debbie Francis and the Report is the outcome of discussions with staff and stakeholders across Police about training and professional development needs starting with recruits through to training for staff throughout their career in Police. This Report considers how the RNZPC is placed to apply to the work it does with recruits systematically for the professional development of all staff throughout their career in Police.

The aim for RNZPC is to provide a centralised approach to training and professional development and for the college to become Police’s ‘beating heart’, or cultural home. The Report clarifies the role, purpose and functions of the RNZPC over the next three to five years, and has made 19 recommendations for the short, medium and longer term.

Uniform, dress standards and appearance - Police Manual chapter

Date Published: 
February 2024

This chapter sets out/details minimum standards for dress and appearance, including the wearing of uniforms (including footwear for those in response roles). It should be used as a guide to assist employees adhere to these standards, and to exercise sound judgement on what is and is not appropriate.

Firearms Official Information Act proactive public releases (September 2022)

Date Published: 
September 2022

In keeping with the Open Government Partnership National Action Plan 2016-2018, and as Administrator of the Arms Act 1983, Police is releasing its responses to some recent Official Information Act requests, where it is considered they contain data and information that has wider public interest.

For more information, go to Firearms and safety.

Reference

Date of request

Information requested

IR-01-22-21867 (PDF 412KB) 25 July 2022

How many police officers had been shot, shot at, presented with a gun, and/or found a gun on duty.

How many times have police officers: shot an offender, fired at an offender, fired a gun, presented a gun, and/or armed themselves during a job.

Could I please get the data, updated to include 2020, 2021, and the first six months of 2022?

IR-01-22-20016 (PDF 638KB) 10 July 2022
I would like to request copies of all statistics showing the number and types of firearms being used in crimes, the number of firearm related offences being committed and the number of firearms being seized by police over the last six years - preferably broken down by month.
 

IR-01-22-21869 (PDF 538KB)

30 June 2022

Could Police please provide updated gun crime data, including rates of gun crime, previously sent to me.

The data includes:

  • Occurrences with firearms-related offences
  • Occurrences with firearms-related offences per 100,000 estimated residents
  • Occurrences with firearms-related offences where an injury was recorded
  • Occurrences with firearms-related offences and murder or manslaughter with a firearm
  • The data should be broken down monthly, and by police district.