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November 2, 2023 | News

Gang town mayor says get tough policy won’t work

Opotiki District mayor and former policeman David Moore says the hardline approach on gangs promised by National didn't work when he was a cop.

Gideon Porter Posted On November 2, 2023

October 24, 2023 | News

Police welcome familiar face for iwi role

Police held a powhiri this morning at Takapūwāhia Marae in Porirua for the new deputy chief executive for iwi and communities, Pieri Munro.

Adam Gifford Posted On October 24, 2023

October 21, 2023 | News

Whānau shocked at police

A Ngāti Whātua wahine is calling out Counties Manukau police for the way they managed a suspected gun incident in Otahuhu on Tuesday.

Adam Gifford Posted On October 21, 2023

October 20, 2023 | News

Police terrorise whānau as lease dispute escalates

Soccer Olympian and Māori policy consultant Kristy Hill from Ngāti Whātua is claiming police pointed automatic weapons at her and her children after her landlord falsely alleged a gun had been presented during a dispute at the Otahuhu property.

Adam Gifford Posted On October 20, 2023

October 5, 2023 | News

Trespass ticket shows justice double standard

Te Pāti Māori is seeking an external review of how Huntly police let a National Party supporter off with a trespass notice for invading the home of the Hauraki Waikato candidate Hana Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke.

Peter Verschaffelt Posted On October 5, 2023