One of the occupants of the car later complained a cop assaulted him during the arrest.

Police say incidents like this are rare.

Grieving grandmother of 15-year-old says she was the one who called police.

The Independent Police Conduct Authority handles complaints about the NZ Police.

Troy Dubovskiy is being investigated for potential links to the Christchurch attacks.

Police were called to a Gisborne home after reports of a man breaching a protection order.

Whangarei mother hopes incident will give others confidence to also complain.

Corrections has apologises for the email, and a privacy complaint has also been lodged.

The officer at the centre of the incident believes his actions were justified.

Detective Inspector Kevin Burke is due to go to trial next year.

A top police officer will go to trial next year.

A senior detective has denied allegations of sexual violation and indecent assault.

Cop unable to stop dog from biting man in fast-moving melee, authority finds.

More than 2600 allegations were made against police in the first three quarters of 2017.

Waikato's police boss is getting a temporary promotion as IPCA investigation continues.

Waikato's top cop is being investigated for his actions during his daughter's arrest.

IPCA says officer who pursued vehicle before fatal crash were justified in doing so.

In November 2015, an off-duty policeman overtook a truck on a country road, forcing an oncoming driver to swerve off the road.

Man, 59, had no food and no bedding for two days after police forgot about him in a court holding cell.

An ex-policeman and close friend of slain jogger Jo Pert has laid a complaint against police for not detaining her killer the night before her death.

Police officers' use of a drink-driving checkpoint to track pro-euthanasia campaigners has been described as worrying abuse of power by legal experts.

The Independent Police Conduct Authority has ruled that using the Taser on the man was a breach of policy, and that policy should be reviewed.

A "king hit" punch crime will be established and speed cameras will only be allowed in blackspots and near schools, under New Zealand First policy.

Former cop is considering suing police after he was subjected to excessive force and arrested in front of his wife and granddaughter despite not looking like the offender.

Police watchdog says a plan related to unlicensed Maori drivers wasn't discriminatory, just badly worded.

A video of the incident at a Christchurch gym this week sparked an allegation of police brutality.

A police response to an aggravated burglary in which a man died after he was Tasered, shot and beaten has been labelled "unplanned and uncoordinated".

Police failed to responsibly handle a sexual assault complaint made against a hospital security guard, an IPCA report has found.

Complaints about bad language and bullying are just some of the reasons for disciplinary actions against some Southern district police officers.