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Police Ten 7

Ten 7 Aotearoa presenter Rob Lemoto and Police Ten 7 presenter Graham Bell (Image: Archi Banal)

Graphs show why Police Ten 7 had to go

TVNZ said Police Ten 7 was 'reflective of the reality of patterns of crime and offending in Aotearoa'. This analysis found otherwise.
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By Antje Deckert
Guest writer
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 & Juan Marcellus Tauri | 6th June, 2023
Guest writer
Ten 7 Aotearoa presenter Rob Lemoto and Police Ten 7 presenter Graham Bell (Image: Archi Banal)

Why Police Ten 7 had no option but to end

It drew large audiences and helped solve hundreds of cases – it also made light entertainment out of real human misery.
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By Duncan Greive | 3rd May, 2023
Founder
Andrew Coster on claims of racism, Police Ten 7 and the future of the force

Andrew Coster on claims of racism, Police Ten 7 and the future of the force

An interview with the man branded the 'wokester commissioner' on his first year in the job.
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By Justin Giovannetti | 8th January, 2022
Contributing writer
Auckland councillor Fa’anana Efeso Collins and the show that prompted his tweet, Police Ten 7 (Image: Tina Tiller/supplied)

How one tweet changed the future of Police Ten 7

'There’s a feeling that people have had a gutsful of some police practices and that it’s time to shift.'
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By Justin Latif | 30th September, 2021
Guest writer
Fa’anana Efeso Collins is an Auckland councillor (Photo: RNZ/Todd Niall)

‘God, not my girls’: Auckland councillor receives bomb threat following TV show criticism

Collins says he has been reflecting on his future in politics after a bomb threat was made against him and his family in response to comments about Police Ten 7.
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By Justin Latif | 25th July, 2021
Guest writer
Andrew Coster on claims of racism, Police Ten 7 and the future of the force

Andrew Coster on claims of racism, Police Ten 7 and the future of the force

An interview with the man branded the 'wokester commissioner', as he approaches one year as NZ's top cop.
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By Justin Giovannetti | 6th April, 2021
Contributing writer
Why Police Ten 7 hurts us
Opinion

Why Police Ten 7 hurts us

'You already watch us with a ball on the field, with guitars in our hands and you want to watch us get arrested too?'
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By Mariner Fagaiava-Muller | 29th March, 2021
Guest writer
A scene from Police Ten 7
Opinion

Is Police Ten 7 fly-on-the-wall reality or propaganda? These documents make it clear

The agreement between the police and the show's producers spells it out in black and white.
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By Tim McKinnel | 24th March, 2021
Guest writer
How to dodge a stream of vomit, and more war stories from a Police Ten 7 cameraman

How to dodge a stream of vomit, and more war stories from a Police Ten 7 cameraman

With TVNZ’s reality cop caper Police Ten 7 celebrating 500 episodes tonight, Alex Casey put some questions to one of the show's longest-serving camera operators.
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By Alex Casey | 23rd June, 2016
Senior writer
Rob Me Blind: Police Ten 7 Has a New Host

Rob Me Blind: Police Ten 7 Has a New Host

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By Alex Casey | 16th September, 2014
Senior writer

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