Media releases 2009

IPCA inquiry into Police handling of child abuse cases

22/12/09 - The Authority’s inquiry into Police handling of child abuse cases will cover all of New Zealand. More >>

Authority recommends changes to Police pursuit policy

13/10/09 - The Authority has recommended that Police amend their pursuit policy to provide clearer guidance on when a pursuit should be started. More >>

Report on Police response to Singh shooting will follow murder trial

6/10/09 - The Authority's report on the Police response to the shooting of Manurewa liquor store owner Navtej Singh will be publicly released following the trial of the men accused of Mr Singh's murder. More >>

Authority investigating delays in Police response to Wairarapa child abuse allegations

12/8/09 - The Independent Police Conduct Authority is investigating delays in the Police responses to a potentially significant number of child abuse cases in the Wairarapa. More >>

Police should have abandoned pursuit prior to fatal crash

26/6/09 - A Police pursuit that ended with the death of 17-year-old Jamie McElrea should have abandoned prior to the fatal crash. More >>

Officer who injured Farhat Buksh broke law and Police policy

29/5/09 - The Auckland Police officer who seriously injured teenager Farhat Buksh was breaking the law and Police policy and should not have been speeding. More >>

Authority not investigating Napier incident

14/5/09 - The Independent Police Conduct Authority will not investigate Police actions in relation to the death of gunman Jan Molenaar. More >>

Report on the shooting of Stephen Jon Bellingham

25/3/09 - The Police officer who shot Stephen Jon Bellingham in Christchurch on 26 September 2007 was acting in self defence at the moment he fired, the Independent Police Conduct Authority has found. More >>

Report on the shooting of Steven Wallace

17/3/09 - The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found no evidence of misconduct by Police in relation to the shooting of Steven James Wallace in Waitara on 30 April 2000.More >>

Authority assists East Timor complaints body

4/3/09 - Independent Police Conduct Authority investigator Norm Cook has been appointed to a six month term mentoring police complaints investigators in East Timor. More >>