Andrew Coster
Govt asked to fund an Auckland police college to meet recruitment goals
The government has been asked to fund an Auckland based police training college to help reach its target of 500 additional officers in two years. Figures released to Checkpoint show it will be almost… Audio
Police Commissioner on gang patch ban
The Government is progressing a ban on gang patches this week, even though the policy's legality and enforceability are unclear.
The coalition will introduce legislation to Parliament to outlaw gang… Audio
Concern over police plans to pull back from family harm callouts
Victim advocates say family violence could increase or go unreported if the police go ahead with plans to pull back from family harm callouts. In a briefing to incoming Police Minister, Mark Mitchell… Audio
Police Commissioner reponds to Minister's goals
Bolstering the thin blue line will require a substantially fatter budget, according to the police commissioner. The government's promising five hundred new frontline police in the next two years and… Video, Audio
Police minister sets expectations for commissioner around law & order
The police commisioner has been put is on notice, with the government outlining its expectations around law and order. In a letter to Andrew Coster the new police minister Mark Mitchell says the force… Video, Audio
Victims likely to have been known to gunman
The Police Commisioner says gunman Matua Reid's victims were likely to have been known to him.
Reid was serving five months home detention for family violence when entered the central Auckland… Audio
Police Commissioner on fatal Auckland shooting
Returning to our earlier story about the fatal shootings at an Auckland construction site. The 24 year old gunman was on home detention for family violence charges, but police say he was allowed to go… Video, Audio
Police to take a more aggresive approach to fleeing drivers
From today Police will take a more aggressive approach to pursuing fleeing drivers in the hopes it will lead to more arrests. Police Commissioner says the new framework, which begins today, balances… Audio
Parliament protest: Police Commissioner defends officers' actions
The Police Commissioner Andrew Coster says he would not have done anything differently in the police handling of the protest and occupation of Parliament grounds last year.
That's despite the Police… Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: More family harm incidents reported since storm
There has been an increase in family harm incidents reported to police since Cyclone Gabrielle hit.
The Police Commissioner Andrew Coster says reports of dishonesty offences are actually fewer than… Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: Civil Defence Update
Civil Defence Update from Police Commissioner Andrew Coster Audio
NZ authorities find tonnes of cocaine in Pacific Ocean
New Zealand authorities are celebrating intercepting more than three tonnes of cocaine floating in the Pacific Ocean.
The bust is the largest find by "some margin" with an estimated street value of… Audio
Police Commissioner on revision to pursuits policy
Ram raiders who may have been let go by police could now be chased in a revision to fleeing driving policy.
Announcing the policy Andrew Coster said changes introduced two years ago had seen an… Audio
Police Commissioner on security in communities
Police have announced they will increase presence and visibility in areas experiencing most harm from retail crime, following the homicide in Sandringham last week.
But will it keep workers safe?
… Audio
Record numbers of police shot at last year
Police were shot at 21 times last year - the most ever in single year. But despite the increase in firearms violence aimed at officers, the number of offenders fired on by police didn't reach similar… Audio
Crime fighting won't be affected by privacy rules - Commissioner
The Privacy Commissioner says crime fighting will not be stymied by their orders for police to stop taking masses of photos of people unlawfully.
An official inquiry found police have taken and… Audio
Police not given directive to stop taking photos of adults in public - Commissioner
Despite a damning investigation, the police have not been directed to stop taking photos of adults in public ad hoc.
An 18-month long official inquiry, triggered by RNZ reporting, has found police… Audio
Police respond to findings of illegal photos, fingerprints
The police commissioner Andrew Coster has responded to findings of widespread and often illegal photographing of children and adults.
He said such intelligence was useful for preventing crime. Audio
Still more work to be done on bullying in police - Foster
The Police Commissioner admits there is still work to do to improve bullying and harassment within the force.
A new survey shows a third of police staff believe the organisation tolerates such… Audio
Police Commissioner on gang violence in Auckland
Police maintain they are cracking down on the two gangs - the Tribesmen and Killer Beez - who are at the centre of a surge in violence across Tāmaki Makaurau.
Seven people have been arrested so far… Audio