New Zealand Police to Work with PIs

Detective Inspector Paul Berry, who heads the National Bureau of Investigation Support, has been appointed by deputy commissioner Rob Pope to "reinvigorate" the relationship between police and the security industry.

He aims to have all parties working together in a common bid to reduce crime and increase community safety.

Berry told the Sunday Star-Times that police already benefited from the work private investigators did, especially in investigating dishonesty in the workplace.

Trevor Morley, president of the New Zealand Institute of Professional Investigators (NZIPI), said for many private investigators, up to 70% of their cases involved dishonest employees.