The Conservative Party wants a Royal Commission of Inquiry to look into problems and corruption inside the New Zealand Police. They say police have failed the public in areas like ram raids, drink-drive test fraud, and wrongful convictions. They also want serious complaints against police decided in open court, protection for officers testifying in drug trafficking cases, and new laws to deal with criminal use of drones.
“A decline in confidence, trust and respect for the police across New Zealand, has been a noticeable trend over recent years.”
“over 42,000 tests relating to drink-dive have been fabricated by personnel – ostensibly to meet "performance targets".”
“Any and all deaths caused by a police action, irrespective of prima facie evidence, must be referred to the Criminal Justice Jurisdiction, for culpability to be determined in open court – and not to be resolved in-camera by the IPCA.”
Summarised neutrally from Conservative Party NZ’s own official policy (as at 2026-09-07) and checked by an editor. Nothing is paraphrased without the source linked. Read the original ↗ Arapono is non-partisan. Compare all parties on Crime & Justice →
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