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The New Zealand Police ( Māori: Ngā Pirihimana o Aotearoa) [ n 2] is the national police service and principal law enforcement agency of New Zealand, responsible for preventing crime, enhancing public safety, bringing offenders to justice, and maintaining public order. With over 15,000 personnel, [ 7] it is the largest law enforcement agency ...
Southern suburbs of Nelson (right) and the nearby town of Richmond (left) seen from the air. Nelson ( Māori: Whakatū) is a New Zealand city and unitary authority on the eastern shores of Tasman Bay at the top of the South Island. It is the oldest city in the South Island and the second-oldest settled city in New Zealand; it was established in ...
The Pelican Club, a massage parlour / escort agency in Newton, Auckland. Prostitution in New Zealand, brothel-keeping, living off the proceeds of someone else's prostitution, and street solicitation are legal in New Zealand and have been since the Prostitution Reform Act 2003 came into effect. Coercion of sex workers is illegal. [1]
Organised crime gangs such as those that currently dominate in New Zealand mostly date from the 1970s. The Police named the three most prominent "New Zealand gangs" as Black Power, the Mongrel Mob, and the Nomads, as of 2007. [ 2] Examples of local street gangs in 2007 were the Junior Don Kings (JDK) and Dope Money Sex (DMS) of Auckland.
Susan Jane Grey is a political figure and environmental lawyer in Nelson, New Zealand.She is the co-leader of the NZ Outdoors & Freedom Party and of Freedoms NZ.She is known for promoting medicinal cannabis rights and opposing COVID-19 vaccination, 5G technology, and the use of 1080, frequently sharing misinformation on social media about the effectiveness of COVID vaccination.
Criteria. The New Zealand Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medal may be awarded for 14 years full-time service as a sworn officer the New Zealand Police for service on or after 1 January 1976. The medal may also be awarded to full-time Traffic Officers who have met the length of service criteria for service on or after 1 July 1992.
This is a list of New Zealand Police officers killed in the line of duty. As of 2020, 33 police officers have been killed by criminal act, [1] [2] and about 17 have died from accidental causes, during the execution of duty. There has been one instance of multiple police deaths, when Stanley Graham gunned down four officers (and two wartime home ...
Sheriff Charles Simeon's reward poster offering a £50 reward for the capture of James Mckenzie after he escaped from gaol published in the Lyttelton Times in May 1855. At the beginning of New Zealand's colonial history, sheriffs were appointed by the governor to enforce orders of the court, starting with Sheriff James Coates, who was appointed by Governor William Hobson to be the "Sheriff of ...