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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

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

Counties Manukau officers investigated after collision with member of public’s vehicle

7 March 2025

Wellington officer punches and swears at hospitalised detainee

7 March 2025

Death of motorcycle rider while evading Police at Auckland

7 March 2025

Police employee failed to recognise conflict of interest in Gisborne

7 March 2025

Allegation that officer punched a young person, causing broken tooth

7 March 2025

Northland officer investigated for excessive use of force against a handcuffed offender

26 February 2025

Waikato officer involved in crash with suspected stolen quadbike

26 February 2025

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2024

Waikato District Detainee injured during arrest

31 January 2024

Northland officer investigated for assault

30 January 2024

Allegation an officer in Auckland looked up a woman he knew on the Police database and then drove to her address to speak to her

30 January 2024

Officer in Waitemata District attends a briefing while intoxicated, and off duty

25 January 2024

Counties Manukau Officer investigated for inappropriate behaviour while on duty

25 January 2024

Officer charged with theft of mobile telephone

24 January 2024

Allegation of Police officer kicking young person not established

24 January 2024

Palmerston North officer acts inappropriately towards a family harm victim

15 January 2024

Off-duty Police recruit investigated for allegations of indecent assault towards recruits

15 January 2024

Waikato Police sergeant investigated for alleged assault on staff member

15 January 2024

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