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Squad picked for research into fair policing 03 Jun 2021 13:48 PM More Related Stories Related Podcast Māori tribal and urban leaders have been included on the independent panel led by justice reform advocate Sir Kim Workman that will oversee research on ensuring fair policing. Police Commissioner Andy Coster says the Understanding Policing Delivery project will identify whether, where and to what extent bias exists at a system level. It will initially look at: - who police stop and spea...

Police team monitoring white supremacists 04 Jun 2021 08:36 AM Photo: Radio Waatea Image Database. More Related Stories Deputy Police Commissioner Wally Haumaha says Police already has a team monitoring white supremacists. Deputy Police Commissioner Wally Haumaha says Police already has a team monitoring white supremacists. The Māori Party is calling for Police and the Security Intelligence Service to conduct a joint investigation into anti-Māori hate speech, after what they conside...

Simon Bridges and Andrew Coster spar in fiery exchange over gangs. (Video first published in February) OPINION: I was part-way through planning this column when I received a phone call from my 26-year-old nephew, frustrated at being pulled over and questioned by police for the fourth time since Christmas for what is best described as the offence of Driving Whilst Māori. He was released without charge on each occasion, but was seeking advice as to how he might stop this from happening. I drew a...

Police bullying report: Dog-eat-dog workplace cultures and cronyism must go, IPCA finds 1 Mar, 2021 10:30 PM 7 minutes to read Sexism, bullying, nepotism and gaslighting raises concerns in a review of police culture. Photo / File Nepotism, cronyism and gaslighting have contributed to pockets of toxic culture in New Zealand police, a new report into bullying and abuse has found. Despite issuing scathing criticisms and outlining stories of abuse and harassment, the Independent Police Conduct Auth...

Heather du Plessis-Allan: an attack on the Police Commissioner is an attack on the PM 27 Feb, 2021 04:00 PM 4 minutes to read As Andy Coster is Jacinda Arderns personal appointment, he is the uniformed, male version of the Prime Minister. Photo / Mark Mitchell Heather du Plessis-Allan is the drive host for Newstalk ZB and a columnist for the Herald on Sunday Simon Bridges attack on the "wokester" Police Commissioner Andy Coster is a 5-star political play. Not only is the police boss fair game b...

Simon Bridges v Andrew Coster. OPINION: The many laws, rules and regulations which govern our lives can be seen as a measure of our uncertainty. In effect, if we are certain about what we should or should not do, we do not need laws to direct us. It is only when we are unsure that we need laws to direct us. It is only the dishonest or the stupid who defy certainty or the law. In an increasingly complex, uncertain and risky world we have a seemingly endless flow of new dictums to observe in our...

Outspoken senior National MP Simon Bridges apologises to Mallard for calling him a twat 24 Feb, 2021 11:13 PM 3 minutes to read National MPs Paul Goldsmith and Simon Bridges stormed out of Parliament after arguing with Speaker Trevor Mallard. Video / Parliament TV National MPs Paul Goldsmith and Simon Bridges stormed out of Parliament after arguing with Speaker Trevor Mallard. Video / Parliament TV Jason Walls is a political reporter for the New Zealand Heraldjason.walls@nzme.co.nz@Jasonwalls92...

Editorial: Why its best to delete that planned mean tweet 25 Feb, 2021 04:00 PM 3 minutes to read Neera Tanden, President Joe Bidens nominee for Director of the Office of Management and Budget, during a Senate hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Photos / AP file NZ Herald Theres a regular phrase seen on Twitter - that its not real life. In other words, the attitudes commonly expressed in the aviary dont have much in common with the views of people getting by in the everyday...

Simon Bridges speaks before a National Party caucus meeting about polices "wokester" commissioner, Andy Coster. OPINION: It’s hardly rare to see comments by a politician that make you roll your eyes. But recent comments by the once-leader of the National Party Simon Bridges on the Commissioner of Police Andy Coster went far beyond that. Bridges called Coster the ”wokester” commissioner. The politician then refused to answer journalists’ questions about examples of the supposed wokene...

Russian computer genius Alexander Vinnik convicted of money laundering in France, has $140m in bank funds frozen in New Zealand 19 Dec, 2020 06:00 AM 6 minutes to read Russian citizen Alexander Vinnik has been found guilty of money laundering through the BTC-e cryptocurrency exchange and now faces extradition to the United States. Photo / Getty Images Russian citizen Alexander Vinnik has been found guilty of money laundering through the BTC-e cryptocurrency exchange and now faces extradition to...