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Bill to expand Serious Fraud Office powers introduced

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The Government has introduced legislation aimed at giving the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) expanded powers to tackle increasingly sophisticated fraud and corruption offences. The bill...

Government orders dog control law review

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The Government has ordered a comprehensive review of the Dog Control Act in response to a series of serious dog attacks, aiming to strengthen...

Police given nationwide powers to remove rough sleepers from town centres

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The Government has confirmed police will be given new powers to issue move-on orders across town centres nationwide, allowing officers to direct people —...

Roadside drug testing begins in Wellington today

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Roadside drug testing has begun in the Wellington District, marking the first stage of a nationwide rollout aimed at cracking down on drug-impaired driving,...

Mitchell rejects Coster claims, says police leadership failed on integrity and performance

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Police Minister Mark Mitchell has firmly rejected claims by former Police Commissioner Andrew Coster that he was briefed earlier about allegations involving senior police...

Coster says Hipkins and Mitchell knew about McSkimming allegations

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Former Police Commissioner Andrew Coster has come out swinging in the Jevon McSkimming scandal, insisting he briefed both former Police Minister Chris Hipkins and...

Coster stood down after damning misconduct report

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Former Police Commissioner Andrew Coster has been placed on leave from his role as chief executive of the Social Investment Agency after an Independent...

Mitchell urges swift resolution to Silver Ferns coaching standoff

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Sports Minister Mark Mitchell has called on Sport New Zealand to intervene in Netball New Zealand’s ongoing coaching impasse with Dame Noeline Taurua, saying...

State of local emergency declared in Canterbury

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The Minister for Emergency Management and Recovery Mark Mitchell has declared a state of local emergency for the Canterbury Region, to assist in the...

Government moves to expand police surveillance powers spark privacy fears

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The Government has announced plans to amend the Policing Act to reaffirm police powers to collect and retain images in public places, a move...

Sport NZ scraps trans inclusion guidelines following government direction

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Sport NZ has withdrawn its transgender "inclusion guidelines" for community sport, following a directive from the government. Originally published in 2022 to promote "inclusive participation",...

Parliament bans permanent name suppression for sex offenders without victim consent

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Parliament has unanimously passed the Victims of Sexual Violence Bill, which stops courts from granting permanent name suppression to adults convicted of sexual offences...

Sport NZ loses policy role in major overhaul following independent review

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Sport and Recreation Minister Mark Mitchell has announced a significant restructure of Sport New Zealand following the release of an independent rapid review, which...

Luxon reshuffles cabinet

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Summary of changes made to cabinet announced by PM Christopher Luxon today. Shane Reti: Lost the Health portfolio to Simeon Brown. Gained the new role...

Former Hastings Mayor appointed as Crown Manager

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Lawrence Yule has been appointed Crown Manager to Hawke’s Bay Regional and Wairoa District Councils, Local Government Minister Simeon Brown has announced. “I am pleased...

Mitchell defends youth programme amid staff distress and assaults

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Police Minister Mark Mitchell has defended the success of the Limited Service Volunteer (LSV) programme for troubled youths, despite documents revealing severe mental distress...

Mitchell to attend ‘Summit on Peace in Ukraine’ in Switzerland

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New Zealand will be represented at the Summit on Peace in Ukraine by Minister Mark Mitchell in Switzerland later this week. “New Zealand strongly supports...

$1.9 billion investment ‘to keep NZ safe from crime’

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New Zealanders will be safer because of a $1.9 billion investment in more frontline Corrections officers, more support for offenders to turn away from...

Release of North Island Severe Weather Event Inquiry

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Emergency Management and Recovery Minister Mark Mitchell has today released the Report of the Government Inquiry into the response to the North Island Severe...

Andersen over-stepped in comments about Mark Mitchell ‘killing people’ – Hipkins

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Labour Party leader Chris Hipkins has said that the party's police spokeswoman Ginny Andersen over-stepped when she accused Police Minister Mark Mitchell of being...

Law & Order crackdown: ‘Cultural Report’ funding and prison population reduction target abolished

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The coalition Government is making good on its promise to restore law and order by removing government funding for Section 27 reports and abolishing...

Mitchell lays out his expectations for Police Commissioner

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Full text of Police Minister Mark Mitchell's statement. Today I met with Police Commissioner Andrew Coster to set out my expectations, which he has agreed...

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