Back Issue stories
Investigating the investigators: Arthur Troop Scholarship 2007
Lack of sleep, tube strikes in London, and the arrest of O.J. Simpson were some of the hitches Editor Jillian Reid encountered during her recent overseas study tour researching policing and communication networks... more >>
Mike Tahere - Senior Constable and New Years honours recipient
IPA Region Four member Mike Tahere is a community cop who has devoted his life to policing, kapa haka, and children’s activities. This has earned him a QSM (Queens Service Medal) in the New Years honours list... more >>
Olly Beckett - why he is still smiling after 35 years
Alistair (Olly) Beckett smiles a lot. This year he’s had at least three reasons to smile. Police college Training Commander, Superintendent Beckett, received his thirty five year clasp in January, was made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in March, and also celebrated a significant wedding anniversary... more >>
Ye Olde - An Historic Step into the Past
Some interesting facts about the oldest country, city, pub, theme park, golf course and other interesting places... more >>
Pinder goes abroad - IPA member 'susses out' holiday homes
I’m a Brit by birth and typical of the race I had not visited Ireland in all the time I lived in the UK. It was time to put that right and with the day set for my niece's wedding in Devon I began to plan my European holiday... more >>
On the Night shift...
I was primed and ready for a rip roaring night of high speed chases, dramatic drug busts and of course tonnes of coffee on my night out with a couple of Wellington Police officers... more >>
Cockups- cops, lead stories and leaks
Tim Pankhurst, arguably the best newspaper editor in New Zealand, is cautious. Eyes that have seen a lot of police action question me - can he trust a journalist with his speech notes? more >>
She's the boss
For Deputy Police Commissioner Lyn Provost, the diverse workload is the second best thing about her job. “I’ve always liked the big picture. The breadth of the portfolio is something I really enjoy,”... more >>
Top-cop retires
For Rob Robinson, life is pretty good right now. After retiring at Christmas time from the top job, he has had the opportunity to take some extended leave, sit back and just smell the roses or the fish in this case... more >>
Our President in Poland - Bruce Hutton Goes To Warsaw
New Zealand IPA President Bruce Hutton was the only southern hemisphere police representative in a crowd of 15,000 people when he attended the 15th anniversary of Warsaw’s International Police Training Centre... more >>
Christiaan Barnard - from Criminologist to Cop
The theories of criminology mixed with the skills of policing have given detective constable Christiaan Barnard an edge in his career... more >>
Journalist by day - crime fighter by night
There I was, sitting in a cop car at 10:30 on a Saturday night at Wellington Central Police Station - and willingly. It was a weird feeling - like a cross between a little boy’s Christmases all coming at once, and a sort of alien ominousness... more >>
Old Reliable
She’s over 85 years old but life is not slowing down for ‘Old Reliable’.
Maybe change is the reason for her longevity. The old Dodge has had various incarnations since starting life in New Zealand in 1919... more >>
Tour of duty
Sergeant Margaret Windle, or Maggie as most people call her, is a popular figure in Bougainville villages... more >>
Trevor's tremendous tin toy collection
Former member Trevor Morley left the police in 1977, but has maintained an ongoing interest in police memorabilia, which he began collecting in 1961... more >>
Too busy to retire
Val Redshaw thinks she might have another crack at retiring when she’s 80 but in the meantime, this indefatigable policewoman, teacher, trainer, Justice of the Peace, writer and grandmother of seven doesn’t turn down a challenge... more >>