Andrew Coster
Covid-19: Police back enforcing Auckland border
Border checkpoints are back in Auckland.
They will remain as long as Auckland, and currently Northland, remain at alert level 4, while the rest of the country has shifted to level 3.
Police… Audio
Covid-19: Police find men breaking rules by jet boating
For some, it seems, the idea of lockdowns, bubbles and staying local is hard to absorb.
Take the seven men from six separate bubbles who were found jet boating on the Makarora River in Otago on… Audio
Covid-19: Police opposed bail for some rule breakers - Commissioner
While most people seem to be taking Covid-19 restrictions into their stride, some continue to have difficulty.
Two people were arrested in the Far North yesterday, for example, for refusing to wear a… Audio
Covid-19: Anti-lockdown protests 'disappointing' - Police Commissioner
Police will be out again today enforcing the rules of the level four lockdown.
Yesterday there were eight arrests at anti-lockdown protests and drivers across the country were checked to ensure… Audio
Covid-19 lockdown: Police turn away 200 vehicles heading to Coromandel
Police are promising to be out in big numbers for the level four lockdown, telling people the rules will be enforced.
They made eight arrests at anti-lockdown protests in several areas of the… Video, Audio
Police Commissioner reaffirms resistance to general arming
Police Commissioner Andrew Coster says New Zealand's style of policing, whcih does not involve general arming, is what makes officers on the ground safer.
It comes after calls for adding more… Audio
Violent criminal behaviour up like never before - police boss
Violent criminal behaviour directed at police is ramping up like never before according to the Police Commissioner.
Video taken at the weekend shows a Auckland police officer on the ground as a man… Video, Audio
Police Commissioner looking into frontline officer safety as risk rises
Faster access to guns and officers working in pairs are on the cards following a spate of shootings.
The Government says it's in discussion with police bosses about more protection for frontline… Audio
Mike Mika makes history as Pasifika district court judge
The New Zealand city of Lower Hutt has become the first outside Auckland with a Pasifika resident district court judge. Audio
Mike Mika makes history as Pasifika district court judge outside Auckland
The New Zealand city of Lower Hutt has become the first location outside Auckland to employ a Pasifika resident district court judge.
The selection of a Samoan New Zealander is being hailed as a… Audio
Midweek Mediawatch: A nationwide delirium
In this week's Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Karyn Hay about the media's delirious coverage of Team NZ's America's Cup win, a trashy bit of Australian reporting, and Google's latest… Audio
Midweek Mediawatch: A nationwide delirium
In this week's Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Karyn Hay about the media's delirious coverage of Team NZ's America's Cup win, a trashy bit of Australian reporting, and Google's latest…
AudioPolice launch investigation into whether they're biased against Māori
The police are investigating whether they are biased against Māori.
It's launched a long term research project with Waikato University and a criminal justice advocate looking at how the police can… Audio
Covid-19: Police prosecute nearly 1000 lockdown rule breaches
The police have now prosecuted nearly a thousand Covid-19 related breaches, but haven't been called in recently to investigate those who may have defied isolation or testing orders.
Twenty to 30 year… Audio
Coster rejects calls to sack bullying ringleaders
The Police Commissioner is rejecting calls to sack the ringleaders responsible for the toxic culture of bullying in the police force.
A review by the Independent Police Conduct Authority has found… Audio
40 percent of police bullied or harassed in past year - report
An independent report has detailed a toxic culture and a "boys club" operating within the police force.
Some are bullied so badly their hair has fallen out - and others have suffered from PTSD.
The… Audio
Debate on police work welcome as long as it's 'fair and even' - Coster
NZ Police Commissioner Andrew Coster says there is no trade off when it comes to prosecuting serious crime and is standing by his approach.
Coster has been the subject of a number of pointed attacks… Audio
Simon Bridges, Police Commissioner face off over gangs
The so-called "wokester" Police Commissioner has gone head to head with National MP Simon Bridges.
The pair clashed in several heated exchanges in a select committee today, over the police's approach… Video, Audio
Covid-19: Police on bringing back Auckland checkpoints
Eight checkpoints are being set up at the edges of Auckland after the city entered Alert Level 3 at midnight.
The boundaries will be set mostly in the same locations as the last time Auckland was… Audio