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The Independent Police Conduct Authority (IPCA, Māori: Mana Whanonga Pirihimana Motuhake) is an independent civilian oversight body that considers complaints against the New Zealand Police and oversees their conduct. It derives its responsibilities and powers from the Independent Police Conduct Authority Act. Under section 12(1) of the Act ...
Motu Move is a contactless fare payment system in development as the National Ticketing Solution (NTS) for New Zealand.Contracted to the American company Cubic Transportation Systems, it is expected to be piloted on Route 29 in Christchurch with adult non-concession fares on 8 December 2024 before beginning initial rollout in Timaru and Temuka in early 2025 with the full range of payment ...
While the New Zealand Police is a government department with a minister responsible for it, the commissioner and sworn members swear allegiance directly to the sovereign and, by convention, have constabulary independence from the government of the day. The New Zealand Police is perceived to have a minimal level of institutional corruption. [5] [6]
The justice sector in New Zealand is funded through the national budget, with allocations determined annually. [31] The sector's funding supports several key institutions and functions, including the New Zealand Police, the Ministry of Justice, the Department of Corrections, the judiciary, legal aid, and various support services for victims of ...
The Fifth Labour Government in 2007 announced the intention to create the agency, saying it would replace the Serious Fraud Office. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] OFCANZ was formed on 1 July 2008 (though in December 2008, the new National Prime Minister John Key said that the Serious Fraud Office would not be abolished).
The National Security Group (NSG) leads New Zealand’s national security interests. They advise the Prime Minister, the Minister Responsible for the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service, the Minister Responsible for the Government Communications Security Bureau and other relevant Ministers on matters linked to national security (DPMC, 2024).
The Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) (Māori: Te Tari Taiwhenua) is the public service department of New Zealand charged with issuing passports; administering applications for citizenship and lottery grants; enforcing censorship and gambling laws; registering births, deaths, marriages and civil unions; supplying support services to ministers; and advising the government on a range of ...
Over this time period New Zealand had an average of 72 homicides per year, with an noteworthy outlier of 131 homicides in 2019 due to the events of the Christchurch mosque shootings. See figure 1 of the report. Murder statistics are available for the years 1926 to 2021 in this report. Both reports are available from the New Zealand Police ...