New Zealand Police

New Zealand Police
*Ngā Pirihimana o Aotearoa* (Māori)
New Zealand Police; Ngā Pirihimana o Aotearoa (Māori)
Motto	"Safer Communities Together"
Agency overview
Formed	1886
Employees	13,436 (26 September 2019)
Annual budget	Total budget for 2021/2022; ; $2,187,110,000
Jurisdictional structure
National agency	New Zealand
Operations jurisdiction	New Zealand
Size	268,021 km2 (103,483 sq mi)
Population	5,223,100 (June 2023 est.)
Governing body	New Zealand Government
Constituting instrument	Policing Act 2008;
General nature	Local civilian police;
Operational structure
Overseen by	Independent Police Conduct Authority
Headquarters	180 Molesworth Street, Wellington 6011
	41°16′24″S 174°46′42″E / 41.2734°S 174.7782°E
Sworn members	10,549
Unsworn members	4,839
Minister responsible	Mark Mitchell, Minister of police;
Agency executive	Andrew Coster, Commissioner of police;
Services	31 111 Emergency ; Armed Offenders Squad; Beat and patrol ; Communications ; Special Tactics Group ; Criminal investigation ; Diplomatic Protection Service; Dive ; Diversion ; Dogs ; Drugs ; E-crime ; EM-bail ; Ethnic ; Evaluation ; Financial ; Fingerprint ; Firearms ; Forensics ; Info4traders ; Interpol ; Licensing ; Maritime ; Missing persons ; Museum ; International ; Road policing ; Search & rescue ; Statistics ; Tenders ; Vetting ; Youth education ;
Districts	12 Northland ; Waitematā ; Auckland City ; Counties Manukau ; Waikato ; Bay of Plenty ; Eastern ; Central ; Wellington ; Tasman ; Canterbury ; Southern ;
Facilities
Stations	327
Website
	www.police.govt.nz

The New Zealand Police (Māori: Ngā Pirihimana o Aotearoa)^{[n 2]} is the national police service and principal law enforcement agency of New Zealand, responsible for preventing crime, enhancing public safety, bringing offenders to justice, and maintaining public order. With about 13,000 personnel, it is the largest law enforcement agency in New Zealand and, with few exceptions, has primary jurisdiction over the majority of New Zealand criminal law. The New Zealand Police also has responsibility for traffic and commercial vehicle enforcement as well as other key responsibilities including protection of dignitaries, firearms licensing, and matters of national security.

Policing in New Zealand was introduced in 1840, modelled on similar constabularies that existed in Britain at that time. The constabulary was initially part police and part militia. By the end of the 19th century policing by consent was the goal. The New Zealand Police has generally enjoyed a reputation for mild policing, but there have been cases when the use of force was criticised, such as during the 1981 South Africa rugby union tour of New Zealand and the United States.

The current minister of police is Mark Mitchell. While the New Zealand Police is a government department with a minister responsible for it, the commissioner and sworn members swear allegiance directly to the sovereign and, by convention, have constabulary independence from the government of the day.

The New Zealand Police is perceived to have a minimal level of institutional corruption.^[5]^[6]

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[2] "Vote Police" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 February 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.

[NZ_population_data_2018-3] "Subnational population estimates (RC, SA2), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (regional councils); "Subnational population estimates (TA, SA2), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (territorial authorities); "Subnational population estimates (urban rural), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (urban areas)

[fyi-4] "Johnson Connor IR 01 22 30494 Response" (PDF). 27 October 2022.

[5] "pirihimana: police officer". kupu.maori.nz. Archived from the original on 25 August 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2017.

[7] "2016 Corruption Perceptions Index" (PDF). Transparency International New Zealand. 25 January 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 April 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2017.

[8] Quah, Jon S. T. (2013). Different Paths to Curbing Corruption: Lessons from Denmark, Finland, Hong Kong, New Zealand and Singapore. Emerald Group Publishing. p. 116. ISBN 9781781907313. Archived from the original on 15 October 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2017.

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