New Zealand Police | Nga Pirihimana O Aotearoa

The New Zealand police are responsible for ensuring that New Zealand becomes a safe place to live and that every resident complies with the laws of this country. The main responsibilities of the police include preventing, investigating, resolving, and reducing crime and traffic accidents. The New Zealand police will never tolerate criminal acts targeting race.

The services provided by the New Zealand police ensure that people feel safe at home, on the road, and in the community. The police operate 24 hours a day in complex environments, actively combating and preventing crime and injury. We have approximately 15000 staff members working at urban and rural police stations, as well as larger policing centers.

We operate on land, sea, and air, responding to over 1.3 million incidents annually - answering over 925000 111 calls and 743000 non emergency calls.

We are working towards specific goals and targets that highlight our intention to collaborate with IWI and communities, other government departments, and business partners to achieve 'our business' and bring about long-term change.

We are working towards specific goals and targets that highlight our intention to collaborate with IWI and communities, other government departments, and business partners to achieve 'our business' and bring about long-term change.

View our business information chart (PDF, 1.9 MB) to understand why we are here, what we have done, and how we have achieved it.