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Summaries of Police investigations overseen by the IPCA

We oversee complaints referred to the Police for investigation. You can view summaries of those investigations here.

2025

Officers’ actions investigated after complaint of assault and theft of property during arrest in Christchurch

9 April 2025

Officers investigated following pursuit and crash in Wellington District

8 April 2025

Complaint of assault by Authorised Officer not upheld

4 April 2025

Officer investigated after disposing of a cardboard box containing their colleague’s wallet, as well as a vial and used syringes

2 April 2025

Police investigate officer’s driving following a complaint

28 March 2025

Police employee breached Police Safety Order, resigns

26 March 2025

Police employee inappropriately accessed Police records

24 March 2025

Police employee misuses Police database

24 March 2025

Allegations of physical and sexual assault by a Tasman District officer not upheld

21 March 2025

Complaints relating to historic photograph of an officer wearing a gang patch investigated

20 March 2025

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2024

Police staff member investigated for allegedly providing false information to Immigration New Zealand

1 July 2024

Contractor sends sensitive Police documents to home email

27 June 2024

Police employee acted offensively towards on-duty officers in Christchurch

25 June 2024

Police officer investigated for misusing the national Police database

20 June 2024

Complaint of harassment by employee at Police National Headquarters upheld

20 June 2024

Officer investigated after complaint they misused Police records

20 June 2024

Police officer investigated for allegedly impeding another person’s breathing

18 June 2024

Allegation of assault by serving member of Police in Auckland City District

18 June 2024

Police searches of a Waikato address on 13 and 14 June 2022

17 June 2024

Counties Manukau District Police officer investigated for unauthorised use of the Police database

5 June 2024

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