Police Pursuits

One tragedy, one farce, and six days of ugliness

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How two families, in the space of one week, brought out the worst in New Zealand media and public. Tragedy unites us. A shared pain can be what brings a nation together, with people from all backgrounds setting aside their differences to suffer, grieve, and rebuild together. But as it happens, there’s one thing that … Read more

We must stop ignoring the experts on police pursuits

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People keep dying in police pursuits. Despite this repeated cycle of calls for change, has anything actually changed? Mark Hanna looks at the evidence This week, as it does every couple of years or so, a police pursuit has hit the headlines because people died. Such incidents generally prompt criticism of police pursuits, sometimes including … Read more

Please let’s not descend to ‘fault’ and ‘feral’ in the debate on police pursuits

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A rush to assign blame for deaths in police chases can only distort the important discussion around a pursuit policy that should put human life first, writes Toby Manhire. The debate around police pursuits is one of those that can be relied upon to coax out the uglier side of our natures. A chase in … Read more