Speech to the NZ Police Association 79th Annual Conference
Michael Woodhouse | Police E ngā mana, e ngā reo, e ngā hau e whā. Ka nui te hari ahau kua tae mai nei, I waenganui a koutou me tēnei hui. No reira, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa. Good...
View ArticleNew system will identify drink-drive offenders
Michael Woodhouse | Police Police Minister Michael Woodhouse today officially launched the national roll-out of the Booze Bus Biometrics (BBB) system. The BBB system will enable Police to confirm...
View ArticleMinister to attend INTERPOL meeting
Michael Woodhouse | Police Police Minister Michael Woodhouse will travel to Monaco tomorrow to represent the New Zealand Government at the INTERPOL Ministerial Meeting on 3 – 4 November. The INTERPOL...
View ArticleSpeech to the 83rd Interpol General Assembly Ministerial Meeting
Michael Woodhouse | Police Good afternoon Ministers, It's a great pleasure to be here today as we celebrate 100 years of nations working together to combat crime. Just as it is important for countries...
View ArticleAgencies to urgently review prisoner escape
Michael Woodhouse | Corrections Police Minister Michael Woodhouse and Corrections Minister Peseta Sam Lotu-Iiga say agencies are working together to urgently review how a prisoner on temporary release...
View ArticleSpeech to the 2nd International Symposium on Drugs and Driving
Michael Woodhouse | Police Ladies and Gentlemen, it is a pleasure to join you this morning for the opening of what is the most significant drug driving event to be held in New Zealand. This is a...
View ArticleMinister commends Police efforts to find prisoner
Michael Woodhouse | Police Police Minister Michael Woodhouse today acknowledged the combined efforts of New Zealand and international Police to find and capture absconded prisoner Phillip John Smith...
View ArticleMinisters launch summer road safety campaign
Michael Woodhouse | Police Police Minister Michael Woodhouse and Associate Transport Minister Craig Foss today launched the ‘Reach the beach safely this summer’ campaign, an initiative led by New...
View ArticleNew technology centre to help foster innovation
Michael Woodhouse | Police Police Minister Michael Woodhouse today opened the Mobility Innovation Lab and Experience Centre which will help Police, government and business develop mobile tools and...
View ArticleMinister praises Police for drugs operations
Michael Woodhouse | Police Police Minister Michael Woodhouse today congratulated Police for the latest successful drug-related operation targeting gang members in the Upper North Island. Operation...
View ArticleMinister requests Review of summer speed tolerance
Michael Woodhouse | Police Police Minister Michael Woodhouse has asked New Zealand Police to undertake a review of the public messages that underpinned the 2014/15 Summer Road Safety campaign. "While I...
View ArticleCrime falls for fifth year in a row
Michael Woodhouse | Police Police Minister Michael Woodhouse welcomes crime data released today showing recorded crime has dropped by more than 100,000 offences over the last five years. The 2014...
View ArticleMinisters praise $120m methamphetamine busts
Michael Woodhouse | Customs Police Minister Michael Woodhouse and Customs Minister Nicky Wagner today congratulated agencies for the latest successful drug-related operation targeting the production...
View ArticleNew funding of $164m to support Police
Michael Woodhouse | Budget 2015 Budget 2015 builds on the Government’s success in reducing crime and ensures New Zealand Police is fit for the future with new operating funding of $164 million over the...
View ArticleSupporting the SFO in fighting serious fraud
Michael Woodhouse | Budget 2015 Budget 2015 will provide an extra $8.1 million of operating funding over the next four years for the Serious Fraud Office (SFO), demonstrating the Government’s...
View ArticleCarrying Tasers a welcome move
Michael Woodhouse | Police Police Minister Michael Woodhouse welcomes today’s announcement by Police Commissioner Mike Bush that all frontline first response staff will soon routinely carry Tasers.“The...
View ArticleCriminal information sharing arrangement reached with Australia
Amy Adams | Justice Justice Minister Amy Adams and Police Minister Michael Woodhouse today announced that an information sharing arrangement with Australia regarding trans-Tasman deportations has been...
View ArticleMinister praises Police’s effort in Operation Concord
Michael Woodhouse | Police Police Minister Michael Woodhouse acknowledges today’s progress in relation to the criminal blackmail threat to poison infant milk formula with 1080 (Operation...
View ArticleTougher penalties for fleeing drivers
Michael Woodhouse | Police Police Minister Michael Woodhouse and Associate Transport Minister Craig Foss today announced stronger penalties for fleeing drivers and those who withhold information on...
View ArticleWork continues with Australia on deportees
Amy Adams | Immigration Justice Minister Amy Adams and Immigration and Police Minister Michael Woodhouse have today met with Australian Immigration Minister Peter Dutton in Sydney to continue...
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