Police spend $9m on uniform costs
The bill to taxpayers for clothing police and dry-cleaning their uniforms last year was more than $9 million.
The bill to taxpayers for clothing police and dry-cleaning their uniforms last year was more than $9 million.
Top New Zealand police officers could be lured to run British police forces under a proposed shake-up in the UK.
A mob attack on a lone Waikato police officer could have turned even uglier had he drawn his pistol, Police Commissioner Peter Marshall says.
A police officer has been charged with assault following an incident before Christmas when he used his baton while allegedly under attack.
At least 67 police staff have been arrested in the past three years while serving on the force. Some of the charges include dealing LSD, assault, drink-driving and theft.
A motorist travelling at 135kmh in the central North Island is among bad drivers caught by a police "eye in the sky".
Police and iwi have set tough targets for reducing Maori offending and road fatalities as part of a new Whanau Ora initiative.