A police officer has been charged with stealing a police-issued firearm, RNZ can reveal.
Court documents seen by RNZ allege the officer, aged in his 40s, stole a police-issued Glock valued at $1204 in February.
The officer is also charged with being in unlawful possession of a police-issued Glock. The theft charge carries a maximum sentence of seven years' imprisonment.
A court registrar confirmed to RNZ on Thursday that a suppression order on the officer's occupation had lifted. However, the officer's name remains suppressed.
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He is due to appear in court again in September.
Police earlier told RNZ, before the suppression order had been lifted, that a man had been charged with theft and unlawful possession of a firearm.
"The charges relate to an alleged incident in February this year."
Police were unable to comment further while the matter was before the court.