21 May 2026
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that officers were not justified in following two stolen cars at speed in wet and dark conditions in Christchurch in 2023. The incident ended with the second car colliding with a train. The 15-year-old driver and sole occupant of the second car was not injured, but the train driver suffered a spinal injury.
12 March 2026
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that Police were justified in using Tasers, a Police dog and head strikes to arrest a man who they believed had ready access to a firearm in Tiniroto, Hawke’s Bay. The man suffered a serious injury but survived.
26 February 2026
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that there were Police failings in the care of a man who self-harmed while in Police custody at the Auckland Custody Unit on 6 October 2023.
3 February 2026
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that a Police officer was unjustified in stopping a car, and using subsequent force, on a woman who gave him the ‘thumbs down’ gesture while driving past him in Auckland, on the morning of 22 December 2022.