New Zealand Police
Nga Pirihimana O Aotearoa
Call 111 if you’re in an emergency.
Not safe to talk? Stay on the line.
If there’s a serious risk that people could be injured or property damaged, do not hesitate to call 111.
For non-emergency reporting, call 105 or go to 105.police.govt.nz
For anonymous crime reporting, call 0800 555 111 (Crimestoppers)
The New Zealand Police work to keep everyone safe and feeling safe.
They operate 24 hours a day, handling more than a million incidents each year. This includes hundreds of thousands of emergency and non‑emergency calls.
The functions of the NZ Police include:
- keeping the peace
- maintaining public safety
- law enforcement
- crime prevention
- community support and reassurance
- national security
- participation in policing activities outside New Zealand
- emergency management.
The New Zealand Police also support the New Zealand Refugee Quota Programme, led by Immigration New Zealand. This includes providing orientation sessions at the Māngere Refugee Resettlement Centre and in regional resettlement locations.
Ministers
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Hon Casey Costello
Associate Minister of Police
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Hon Mark Mitchell
Minister of Police
Manager
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Richard Chambers
Commissioner of Police
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