Podcasts about police association

This morning Chris Hipkins joined us for his weekly chat following his state of the nation speech yesterday; Plus, we spoke to RNZ's National Crime Correspondent Sam Sherwood who has uncovered some new details about the Jevon McSkimming investigation; Police minister, Mark Mitchell joined us responding to claims from the Police Association that officers aren't equipped to deal with rough sleepers; We spoke to the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists which says the country's neurologist shortage is a symptom of an unwell health system; And, Wellington Zoo has been inundated with injured birds since the region was hit by wild weather.

The Police Association is questioning whether officers are the right people to help rough sleepers get the social support they need. Police Minister Mark Mitchell spoke to Corin Dann.

The Police Association has concerns around newly announced "move-on" orders - to deal with disorderly behaviour and homelessness. The Government is moving to give Police the power, to order someone sleeping rough, or begging, to leave a public space for up to 24 hours. They could face fines of up to two thousand dollars or spend three months in jail if they refuse. President Steve Watt told Mike Hosking that they know there's a problem there - but Police will have a lot of other call-outs. He says they don't have the staff to deal with this issue - as this is yet another job they'll have to do with already stretched resources. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Government is providing police with the power to issue move-on orders as a tool to deal with disorderly behaviour in public places. But, the Police Association says it can't always be the ambulance at the bottom of the cliff. President Steve Watt says these people on the streets have complex problems, include housing, mental health and financial issues - and Police aren't equipped to deal with these. Minister of Police Mark Mitchell told Kerre Woodham that the Police Association had the same response to the gang patch ban, yet were able to act once the law was in place. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fifty seven per cent of cops have considered quitting in the last year. That's according to a new Police Association survey, which asked 6000 officers. Key concerns from officers were salaries, as well as resourcing. Police say attrition is hovering between 4.5 and 5 percent - but association president Steve Watt told Heather du-Plessis Allan that the result can't be ignored. He says the job's risky, weighs heavily on wellbeing - and the result proves the pressure officers are under. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sav Neth and Gary Bezaire joined Mike Stubbs to talk about a event to help those in need that will be taking place on Feb. 21 in Downtown London.

Plans to ramp up citizen's arrest powers are a minefield of potential dangers, including death, according to the Police Association. It is strongly opposed to some of the changes being suggested in the Crimes Amendment Bill. Among them, allowing ordinary citizens to use reasonable force and mechanical restraint during an arrest. Police Association president Senior Sergeant Steve Watt spoke to Lisa Owen.

After 7 officer involved shootings in the Valley in just a week, we talk to the head of the Police Association about the concerns surrounding law enforcement. 

Secretary of the Police Association, Wayne Gatt, has delivered a message ahead of Thursday's planned protests in the CBD.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Greg Brady spoke with Mark Baxter, President of the Police Association of Ontario, about Ontario Inspector-General launches provincewide review of corruption in policing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg Brady spoke with Mark Baxter, President of the Police Association of Ontario, about Ontario Inspector-General launches provincewide review of corruption in policing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Police Association of SA President Wade Burns joined David & Will to discuss the case of a woman avoiding jail after glassing a police officer. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Recent comments from Arizona Attorney General kris Mayes on ICE is causing a stir in the law enforcement pool. We talked to Joe Clure with the Arizona Police Association about what they think of her remarks. 

There's doubts police are getting bang for their buck on recruitment spending. The Post reports police spent just over $1 million to market recruitment - between December 2023 and the following November. That surged to $2.76 million in the year after Richard Chambers took over as Police Commissioner. Police Association President Steve Watt says all organisations have to spend to make themselves attractive. "But when we're still struggling to get the 500 officers target, you'd have to wonder if that was money well spent." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The police union says frontline officers are being verbally abused and spat at in the wake of the Jevon McSkimming scandal. Police Association president Steve Watt spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

Today marks the beginning of road side drug testing - starting exclusively in the Wellington District. The scheme's pilot will see police conducting random roadside saliva tests - screening for cannabis, methamphetamine, MDMA, and cocaine. The initiative begins in the capital before scaling up from April until coverage is nationwide by mid next-year. Any drivers whose tests come back positive, will need to do a lab test which also checks for 25 other substances. Positive tests can result in 12 hour disqualifications from driving and possible infringement notices. Police Association President Steve Watt shares his thoughts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sally and Kenny are joined live on air by Wayne Gatt, secretary of The Police Association Victoria @PoliceAssocVic, as they discuss tackling crime in Melbourne, protests and and his focus for helping the LGBTIQA+ community, Wayne also discusses the new Designated Area policy. = The post Saturday, 6th, Dec, 2025: Wayne Gatt, CEO – Police Association Victoria, Tackling Crime in the City and What is a Designated Area? appeared first on Saturday Magazine.

Andrew Coster's three weeks of silence and negotiating speaks volumes about the sincerity of the apology delivered yesterday. If you really felt that way. If you hadn't until yesterday, realised what had gone on, which he had, of course, but he saw the report long before any of us did, then surely, you'd have come straight out starting blocks with an apology to Ms Z. Wouldn't that be a bit more credible? As for the government. They've obviously been trying to get him out without paying him too much. The bill is three months paid out. Essentially gardening leave. And, crucially, an statement from the government that thee was no cover-up. That's despite the IPCA report having the strong whiff of one, or as Judith Collins put it, the walk, talk and quack of one. Coster's obviously done the calls in his head. The longer you stay on and fight, the messier it gets, reputation-wise. He'll be thinking about the next job, whatever and wherever that may be. He strikes me as the sort of guy with a plan to maybe one day get into politics. Local cop boss. Top cop boss. New 'modern' approach to policing. A champion of progressive policing. That sort of resume would get you pretty close to the top of a left-leaning party pretty quickly, I would have thought. He's not stupid. But this scandal will rule him out of politics and pretty much all top public sector jobs in New Zealand, pretty much for life. As the Police Association boss told us yesterday on this programme, front-line officers are being taunted over this. Association with that sort of damage doesn't evaporate quickly. And the media culpa, the sorry, wasn't quick enough.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Police Association says when it comes to new policing targets, the devil will be in yet-to-be-confirmed detail. Police Commissioner Richard Chambers has announced four new targets, including raising New Zealanders trust and confidence from 69 to 80-percent. It follows the force taking a major hit in the wake of the McSkimming scandal. Association President Steve Watt told Ryan Bridge it's good to have goals, but information is scarce. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kevin Morton, president of the Police Association of NSW, spoke with Mark Levy about the changes to doli incapax and how the state's courts respond to repeat youth offenders.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The NOPD consent decree could come to an end this week. We check in with Michael Glasser, the head of the Police Association of New Orleans, about how it's impacted policing in the city and how officers are feeling

The police union is confident the health sector can pick up the remainder of mental health callouts. Now there's new guidance to determine if Police are needed when health workers request non-emergency assistance or when people go missing from health facilities. It will free up roughly half-a-million policing hours every year. Police Association President Steve Watt told Andrew Dickens the new approach has been introduced in phases. He says it gives Health New Zealand the time to ensure it can fill in the gaps Police leave. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Police are worried they might be tarnished after former Deputy Police Commissioner Jevon McSkimming pleaded guilty to possessing child sexual exploitation and bestiality material. Police Association president Steve Watt spoke to Corin Dann.

Detective Inspector Chris Cahill served as president of the New Zealand Police Association for nine years, from 2016 to 2025.

Police Association of NSW president Kevin Morton spoke with Mark Levy and revealed the impact weekly protests are having on the state's police force, as well as the cost to the taxpayers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There's a renewed push for police to wear body cameras and its coming from the front line. The Police union says officers support being wired for sound and vision on the job.

A police officer who fought to restrain a man in a burning garage while his boots were ablaze, is one of two officers recognised with bravery awards. Police reporter Bill Hickman reports.

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A federal judge said NOPD's consent decree can end. We talk with Michael Glasser, the president of the Police Association of New Orleans, about it.

Secretary of the Police Association, Wayne Gatt, joined Jacqui Felgate.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Guest host Brad Smith spoke with Clayton Campbell, President of the Toronto Police Association & Hank Idsinga, 640 Toronto's Crime Specialist, former police inspector about the annual board meetings of the Canadian Police Association joined by Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Police say they're determined to find anyone who helped Tom Phillips hide with his children for nearly four years. Police Association president Chris Cahill spoke to Corin Dann.

Victorian Police Association secretary Wayne Gatt says officers today will be supporting each other as a manhunt for the accused police killer continues.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Monday, 25 August 2025, did the PM overstep when he said he thinks the Reserve Bank should have cut the OCR more than they did? Finance Minister Nicola Willis says no but banking expert Dr Claire Matthews says yes! The Police Association's Chris Cahill says senior police officers are being too harsh on their new young colleagues - after a survey found the oldies don't think the young ones are not up to scratch. A concert promoter and a hospitality boss weigh in on what we should do to attract more big events to NZ. Pic Picot tells Heather why he decided to sell a 51% stake of his brainchild Pic's Peanut Butter to an Australian company. Plus, the Huddle debates whether house prices need to fall, and whether Chris Bishop is just a brave politician saying it out loud. Get the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast every weekday evening on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The police union says senior police officers' apparent lack of confidence in incoming cops will provide an opportunity for development. Senior officers have criticised the quality of new officers in a police college survey. More than half believe new staff were 'barely' or 'not at all' well equipped with procedures around making an arrest. Police Association President Chris Cahill says it demonstrates where effort is needed. "We've always said over the years that the group after us aren't as good as we were and there's an element of that in there, but it certainly gives a steer where they need to put more resources in LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When every second counts, the right training can make all the difference. Ken Zipovsky, Grants Manager and Technology Coordinator for the Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association, joins us to share how the Pennsylvania Virtual Training Network (PAVTN) is transforming law enforcement education. Discover how online training helps officers stay prepared, adapt to new technology, and meet evolving community expectations. Show Notes:Ken Zipovsky from the Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police shares how PAVTN ensures officers have the skills and confidence they need. His key points include the following:Training Saves Lives – Ongoing, quality training ensures officers respond effectively, ethically, and safely in high-pressure situations.Technology is a Game-Changer – From body cameras to VR simulations, modern tools demand updated training strategies.Flexibility Matters – Online platforms like PAVTN make training accessible anytime, reducing scheduling and logistical challenges.Microlearning & Scenario-Based Training are the Future – Short, targeted learning moments and real-world simulations improve knowledge retention and decision-making.Data Drives Improvement – Reporting tools help justify funding, identify training gaps, and shape future initiatives for law enforcement education.Learn more about d'Vinci's work with the Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Powered by Learning earned Awards of Distinction in the Podcast/Audio and Business Podcast categories from The Communicator Awards and a Gold and Silver Davey Award. The podcast is also named to Feedspot's Top 40 L&D podcasts and Training Industry's Ultimate L&D Podcast Guide. Learn more about d'Vinci at www.dvinci.com. Follow us on LinkedInLike us on Facebook

The Government's target of recruiting 500 new police officers has been held up yet again. A briefing sent to the Government suggests the two-year goal's been set back, and Police expect it'll be by August next year. That's nine months after the original target and two months behind the Police Commissioner's revised deadline. They're now looking at launching a recruitment drive into Australia – the place we're losing officers to. Police Association President Chris Cahill told Mike Hosking it's a la la land idea, as poached officers would get a 30% drop in wages, higher house prices, higher cost of living, and lower superannuation. He says NZ Police need to start looking at the things that would make a real difference for officers in New Zealand, such as the remuneration structure. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

So called minor crimes including petty theft and even low level assaults will likely never be investigated by police according to the boss of their own union. In May the Police Commissioner was forced to walk back a directive to staff that would have meant shoplifting allegations under $500 would not be investigated, petrol drive off below $150 and online frauds under $1000. But there was a u-turn after the Prime Minister and the Police Minister expressed concerns. But now, the Police Association boss says there is simply not enough resources to investigate everything. President of the NZ Police Association spoke to Lisa Owen.

Jim talks with a former School Resource Officer about the changes Plus – Should Ontario MPPs be getting a raise? GUEST: Mark Baxter - President of the Police Association of Ontario

The Police Association is underlining why aspiring recruits need to pass the physical aptitude test before joining police college. Police are doing an audit after revelations three applicants got in - even after failing to meet fitness requirements. Association Vice President Paul Ormerod says the college requires learning across driving, firearms, hand to hand combat - and more. "If your physical condition isn't up to at least the minimum level - invariably, you'll be injured and that'll put more pressure on your learning and it could probably even delay your graduation." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Police will continue with their plan to pull back from mental health callouts, but they're going about it more slowly. From Monday, 4 of the 12 police districts will move into the second phase, which involves 60-minute ED handovers. They will now be staggered across districts, instead of all at once. The Mental Health Foundation has been critical of the pull back. Police Association President Chris Cahill told Mike Hosking police need to draw a strong line in the sand to ensure people are taken care of by the right people. He says that shouldn't involve police sitting in emergency departments for six hours. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, we sit down with two distinguished leaders who have dedicated their careers to public service and community engagement. Steve Aronson, President and Founder of the Friends of the Ephrata Police Foundation, shares his extensive experience as a community volunteer. Prior to his leadership role at the Foundation, Steve served as Chairman of the Business Recruitment & Retention Committee for Mainspring of Ephrata and was active in various local organizations, including the Ephrata Visitor's Center, the Ephrata Cloister, and Ladies Lending Paws. A retired National Business Development Manager in the aerospace industry, Steve brings a wealth of knowledge to his volunteer work, focusing on supporting local causes like dog rescue and Toys for Tots.We're also joined by Chief Chris McKim, who has served the Ephrata community for over 30 years. Chief McKim, now the permanent Chief of Police, discusses his long career with the Ephrata Police Department, where he has held various leadership positions, including sergeant, lieutenant, and interim chief. With a background as a Field Training Officer, Hostage Negotiator, and Firearms Instructor, Chief McKim brings a wealth of experience and expertise in law enforcement. He also serves on several important committees, including the Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association and the Lancaster County Chiefs of Police Association.Join us for a compelling conversation about community leadership, public service, and the important work being done to improve and protect Ephrata.

Police were called out to four separate firearm related incidents at the weekend. Police Association president Chris Cahill spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

The Police Association has slammed the beefed-up citizen arrest powers proposed by the Government, saying they are highly risky and could have unintended consequences. The recommendations from a retail crime advisory group would give businesses wider power to detain shoplifters. Police Association president Chris Cahill spoke with Alexa Cook.

On today's episode, Corin Dann speaks Ingrid Hipkiss from Beijing, a man from Havelock North has been banned from his local supermarket after raising concerns about trollies blocking the fire exit, Phil Pennington joins us on the topic of two firefighters wearing the wrong gear who suffered sulphuric acid burns, FENZ incident controller Corey Matchitt joins us for an update on the fire in Waipoua, meanwhle, the Police Association has slammed the beefed-up citizen arrest powers proposed by the Government, saying they are highly risky and could have unintended consequences, and we drank more beer last year but eased back on wine and spirit-based drinks. Those were the findings in Stats NZ data about alcohol consumption in 2024.

On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Thursday 27th of February, we've got the details, kind of, of the changes to the citizen's arrest laws. So, are the cops happy? What is going on with our power prices? Meridian reckons they have some answers, so CFO Mike Roan joined the show to explain. Warriors coach Andrew Webster beams in from Las Vegas to tell us how we will beat the Raiders this weekend. Get the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast every weekday morning on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Police Association is the latest group hesitant about moves to change citizen arrest laws. The Government's introducing legislation loosening general public arrest rules, including permitting citizen's arrests at any time of the day in response to retail crime. But association President Chris Cahill told Mike Hosking while it's not forcing people to take the law into their hands, it's still incredibly risky. Cahill says people make decisions without the full facts in front of them, and while someone may think they're dealing with a teenage offender, things can escalate. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Police Association says clarification around protest laws are long overdue. An Independent Police Conduct Authority report makes several recommendations for laws which would protect protestor rights and ensure public safety. One law would let police and local authorities set conditions in advance about how a protest may be carried out. Police Association President Chris Cahill told Mike Hosking that will be helpful for police and protesters alike. He says that would set clear guidelines for behaviour. Cahill says Destiny Church is a good example of a group which often steps over the line. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Tom Hauser fills in for the mayor today in GL Heard On The Show: Hostage situation in Corcoran over, 1 in custody Chiefs of Police Association calls Moriarty's statements in Londregan case ‘divisive' Biden invokes Ukraine's fight against ‘tyrant' in marking D-Day Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices