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Inside a police command centre

Already there has been a death, a robbery, burglaries - and it's only 9am.

Do NZ cops shoot to stop or shoot to kill?

Statistics show that New Zealand officers who pull the trigger are becoming more deadly.

10 years on: How cops have changed

Police have today released the results of their decade-long overhaul.

Top cop: 'Hugely disappointed'

Police Commissioner Mike Bush has opened up about a historic drink driving conviction.

Better Than This: Bailee

Better Than This: Bailee

Family violence: Kate’s story

Kate escaped a violent marriage after 15 years of harm, hurt and abuse. She speaks out about her horrible life, and her first Christmas without fear after she fled her home to a safe house. Producer: Anna Leask Video: Alan Gibson

Watch: Police officer caught punching woman in the face

Source: Facebook: Danny Paredes Esb. An Arizona police officer has been placed on leave after he was filmed on camera punching a woman square in the face.

Police speak on controversial checkpoint

A false police checkpoint set up by police to target euthanasia supporters is part of a police investigation into a suspected assisted suicide in June.

Watch: 10 Police officers show up to check strip club license

Source: Calender Girls Christchurch Facebook

Editorial: Data attitude casts bad light on Govt policy

These disturbing contracts seem symptomatic of an unfortunate attitude that has permeated the public service under this Government. Its "no surprises" principle seeks to control the release of any information which might be awkward to explain.

Good cop - bad cop

Twice this week, the nation was moved by the way a white cop confronted a black teenaged girl and her mobile phone. For very different reasons.

Editorial: Strong case to revisit our firearms law

Editorial: The police have no real idea of how many firearms - legal or illegal - there are in the country. So poor is the record-keeping that there is not even a national register of seized guns.

Editorial: Police stay professional in line of fire

Double standard for parking police

More cases of those enforcing parking rules following the "do as I say, not as I do" rule have emerged.

Cop pleads not guilty to murder

A white United States police officer who shot a black motorist after stopping him over a missing licence plate pleaded not guilty yesterday to charges of murder and voluntary manslaughter.

Cop faces murder charge

A University of Cincinnati police officer was indicted on a charge of murder for fatally shooting an unarmed black man during a traffic stop this month.

'It absolutely was a valid comparison'

Writer ridiculed for comparing breath test by New Zealand police to race case in US says she was just starting a conversation about civil liberties.

Run-in with Kiwi cops ridiculed

Huffington Post writer under fire for comparing being pulled over by cops in Timaru for speeding to death of black driver in Texas.