Reports on independent investigations 2024

The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that a Police officer was justified in shooting a man who was in possession of a shotgun and had fired several shots at an unoccupied Grey Lynn address during an incident on 18 July 2022.

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The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that the force used by a Police dog handler, including a kick to the head, was justified in apprehending a suspected fleeing burglar on 20 September 2023.

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The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that officers were justified in shooting Mr Fononga in Henderson on 17 March 2023.

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In the early morning hours of 26 May 2023, a stolen car with five occupants stopped near a liquor store in Dunedin. Some of the occupants broke into a container on the premises setting off the security alarm. The men stole several crates of beer. At about 1.25am, they fled from the premises. The car was seen by two officers in an unmarked Police car.

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On 29 December 2020, Police were called to help Corrections deal with a riot that broke out at Waikeria Prison and lasted until 3 January 2021.

The Authority found that the Police’s use of force to defend themselves and Corrections staff during that time was justified.

Public Summary Report (PDP 189 KB) 

The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that a custody officer was unjustified in striking a detainee on the side of his head in the Manukau District Court cells in January 2023.

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The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that Police failed to respond appropriately to an emergency call reporting that a pedestrian had been hit by a car near Benneydale.

At about 3am on 24 January 2023 a man was walking along a dark rural road when he was hit by a car heading towards Benneydale. The man was killed instantly. The driver of the car failed to stop and drove to his mother’s address in Benneydale where he told her what had happened.

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On 19 April 2023, Police arrested a man in Tauranga who had stolen a car and abducted his daughter the day prior, then fled from Police. The Authority found the use of a Police dog during the arrest was justified. 

Public Summary Report (PDP 176 KB)