Police overpaid..

Police want to introduce performance pay and have told the police union some officers are overpaid by up to 20 per cent. Rank-based and general salary increases would be scrapped and performance-based pay introduced. However, Police appear to have a fight on their hands with the Police Association telling members in a letter this week that it is “not prepared to trade”. Pay round negotiations are currently underway with the…
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Police use taser on unarmed sheep shearer..

An unarmed sheep shearer tasered this week has joined critics saying police use the devices far too quickly and often, as even more are set to be rolled out on the frontline. Close to 1000 tasers will soon be in all frontline police cars a result of a review last year, which will also see guns in patrol cars. Shearer Peter Papa was unarmed, though not willing to co-operate, when…
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NZ police officers arrested – 60+

The statistics below do not match up with the low police corruption rating that NZ was apparently given… Almost 60 New Zealand police officers have faced criminal charges during the past three years for offences ranging from indecent assault to dealing methamphetamine. According to figures released under the Official Information Act, 58 police staff – 24 from Auckland – have faced criminal charges from 2009 to 2011. Nationally, eight…
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Police – Luke Shadbolt – Epic Sergeant Muppet

A senior police officer has brushed off concerns about a missing 13-year-old Hastings girl, saying “it’s not the story of the century”. Eastern District Commander Superintendent Sam Hoyle said the comments made by senior sergeant Luke Shadbolt ( In picture ), of Hastings police, were “inappropriate and may have given the impression that police are not taking this incident seriously”. “I can assure people that we are doing all we…
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Greg O’Connor – Social Engineer

Greg O’Connor as you can see to the left, has been in the media a fair bit lately – especially regarding Tiki Taane’s arrest. Greg beleives that the public will stand in behind police actions – Even though Greg himself has admitted that Tiki was not arrested for singing the song and that there was other events which contributed towards the arrest. NZ Police Association president Greg O’Connor agrees the…
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