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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 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

Detective investigated after audit found they accessed their own information on Police database

18 March 2025

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2024

Waikato officer resigns after being charged with assaulting his partner

26 February 2024

Eastern District: Investigation finds use of force on a young person following a pursuit justified

20 February 2024

Officer investigated for assaulting a person in custody in Bay of Plenty

20 February 2024

Tasman District: Investigation into potential breach of court suppression order by police officer

20 February 2024

Recruit investigated following an allegation that they may have gained employment with Police by false representations

20 February 2024

Officer investigated for an alleged assault against a young person at a Police station

20 February 2024

Police investigate firearms instructor for assaulting recruits during training

5 February 2024

Allegation of perjury by officer not proven

5 February 2024

Off-duty Police employee sanctioned for verbally abusing a woman

5 February 2024

Tasman District: Police officer guilty of assault

1 February 2024

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