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Attributable to Superintendent Paul Basham, Southern District Commander: Police acknowledge the Independent Police Conduct Authority’s conclusion that a claim of officers threatening and intimidating a man in Dunedin in May 2019 was unfounded. The officers’ conduct aligned well with Police values – in particular, professionalism and integrity –  and this was identified in the independent review. Police deal with difficult matters every day, and in this case the officers achieved a good result following a thorough investigation. ENDS  

Charlie Hebdo, and reportedly included sexist and anti-Islamic messages. Images of the prophet are frowned upon by many Muslims, and in 2015, 12 Charlie Hebdo staff were killed in a reprisal attack by Muslim extremists. The posters, which appeared at the Gorge Rd site on Tuesday, were quickly removed by locals. "We know incidents like this are upsetting for our community and we'd like to thank Queenstown residents for the information they have provided to assist our enquiries," Basham said. "I'm extremely disappointed and unhappy that there's people out there who think this is okay," Boult ...

Press Release – New Zealand Police Southern District Commander Superintendent Paul Basham: Police have made an arrest in connection to posters being place around Queenstown including at the Islamic Centre on Gorge Road. An 18-year-old man has appeared in the Queenstown District Court today … Southern District Commander Superintendent Paul Basham: Police have made an arrest in connection to posters being place around Queenstown including at the Islamic Centre on Gorge Road. An 18-year-old man has appeared in the Queenstown District Court today charged with possession of a knife. Police ex...

Teenager arrested over Queenstown posters © RNZ / Richard Tindiller Police have arrested a man in connection with posters being placed around Queenstown, including at the Islamic Centre on Gorge Road. An 18-year-old man has appeared in the Queenstown District Court today charged with possession of a knife. Police said they expected to lay further charges. Southern District Commander Superintendent Paul Basham said police realised that incidents such as the placing of the posters are upsetting for the community. He thanked Queenstown residents for the information they have provided to police...

Mountain Scene By MATTHEW MCKEW Hate-filled posters plastered on and around Queenstown’s new Islamic centre have shocked and disappointed staff from neighbouring businesses. Mountain Scene discovered the posters dotted around the Gorge Road Retail Centre yesterday morning — Queenstown police were on site making inquiries. The posters contained images of the prophet Mohammed, in the style of French newspaper Charlie Hebdo, and were stuck to the windows of the centre, also known as Queenstown Masjid, which opened about 10 days ago. It’s an offence in the Muslim religion t...