Mark Mitchell

Police Minister, Mark Mitchell speaks to Lisa Owen about a full page ad in a New Zealand wide newspaper trumpeting the fact that officers transferring to the Gold Coast will be able to complete an… Audio

Police have spent the night patrolling the scene of two fatal stabbings at a birthday party in Gisborne on Saturday.

Two people were killed, three are in hospital and one person has been arrested… Audio

The law and order government is clashing with police over a pay offer the union is calling a kick in the guts.

The Minister is insisting the coalition does back the police, but officers are warning… Audio

The first of the boot camps promised by the coalition government should be operating by the middle of the year.

The plan is to begin with a pilot boot camp that has both a military-style component… Audio

The government's pushing ahead with a law to ban gang patches and insignia in public places. Police will have the power to disperse gang members immediately and prevent them meeting up for seven days… Audio

It will soon be illegal for people to wear gang patches in public.

The coalition is introducing a suite of tougher police and justice policies, as part of its 100-day plan. It says changes, like… Audio

The Emergency Management Minister Mark Mitchell spoke to Corin Dann from Christchurch. Audio

The Minister for Emergency Management and Recovery has just touched down after a helicopter flight over the fire and surrounding areas.

Earlier Fire and Emergency said it was too early to give… Audio

The Emergency Management and Recovery Minister, Mark Mitchell, was in Christchurch assessing the scale of the Port Hills fire first-hand.

Mark Mitchell spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

Where are we at a year on from Cyclone Gabrielle?

If a similar cyclone were to strike today, what improvements would there be over the carnage of 12 months ago?

The Emergency Management and Recovery… Audio

Police Minister Mark Mitchell, whose honesty about the reality of police recruitment crashed head on with political realities last week.  Audio

A series of violent smash and grabs at a jewellery store chain, including one in the police minister's electorate and a stabbing at an Auckland supermarket marred the weekend. In two separate… Video, Audio

The new Police Minister, Mark Mitchell, says he's confident Commissioner Andrew Coster will implement the new Government's policing expectations.

The pair met on Thursday, for the first time since… Audio

The Corrections Minister is confident the country's jails will be properly staffed and able to take on as many prisoners as needed as the government gets tough on crime. National coalition deals… Video, Audio

The Corrections Minister is confident the country's jails will be properly staffed and able to take on as many prisoners as needed as the government gets tough on crime. National coalition deals… Audio

The new Emergency Management and Recovery Minister, Mark Mitchell, is visiting Gisborne on Friday to see cyclone and flood ravaged communities for himself.

Mayors in Tairāwhiti and Hawke's Bay have… Audio

National's promised to crack down on gangs in its first hundred days in government. So what is that actually going to look like in a town like Opotiki where gang tensions are simmering to boiling… Audio

There's nowhere to hide from law and order this election, with ram raids, gangs and violent offending grabbing headlines up and down the motu.

Ministry of Justice statistics - released on Wednesday -… Audio

Police are warning residents of Albany to expect an increased presence as they search for the offender after launching a homicide investigation.

A person died from their injuries following an… Audio

The ACT Party has this month latched on to a Question Time tactic of using consecutive supplementary questions on a repetitive theme as a pile-on against the government. Audio