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The Royal New Zealand Police College (RNZPC) is the central training institution for police recruits and police officers in New Zealand. It is located at Papakowhai, approximately 2 km north of Porirua City. A police dog exercise at the Royal New Zealand Police College. Recruits at the college undergo a rigorous 20 week training course.
Police officers complete a two-week police negotiation course at the National Police College to become eligible to join an NPT. [3] [8] Police negotiators have monthly one day refresher training. [9] [10] The PNT has a national Advanced Police Negotiation Team (APNT) to assist PNTs with major incidents. [4] [11]
The Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB) is one of the main branches of the New Zealand Police and it is dedicated to investigating and solving serious crime, and targeting organized crime and recidivist criminals. The CIB has existed since the civil Police Force was formed in 1886 by the Police Force Act 1886.
The Special Tactics Group (STG) is the full-time police tactical group of the New Zealand Police. The STG, originally named the Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS), was established to respond to high-risk situations which are beyond the scope or capacity of everyday policing. STG officers directly support operational police in incidents, such as sieges ...
The Policing Act 2008 state the functions and provide for the governance and administration of the New Zealand Police.It replaced the Police Act 1958.. The Police Act 1958 was extensively reviewed starting in 2006, after a two and a half year consultative process the Policing Act 2008 came into effect on 1 October 2008. [1]
On 1 July 1992 the Traffic Safety Service was merged into the New Zealand Police and from that time road traffic enforcement in New Zealand became the total responsibility of the Police. [2] Traffic Officers were gradually trained for other policing duties, with the majority eventually becoming sworn police officers and going on to serve in a ...
New Zealand Police (1 C, 13 P) Pages in category "National law enforcement agencies of New Zealand" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.
In 1992 less than 10% of the New Zealand Police were women, but by 2024 38.5% of all New Zealand Police employees were women and 26.1% of all constabulary staff (excluding recruits) were women. This was a 0.5% increase over the previous year (2023) showing a continued improvement of the number of women in constabulary roles. [42] [43]