If you are not a police officer but have been given special permission by a law to arrest someone without a warrant, you can do so. This permission comes from specific laws that allow certain people to make arrests in certain situations. When you make an arrest like this, you need to follow the rules set out in that law. As long as you follow those rules, your arrest is considered legal and justified.
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View the original legislation for this page at https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1986/0120/latest/link.aspx?id=DLM328248.
32: Arrest by constable of person believed to have committed offence, or
“A police officer can arrest someone without a warrant if they think the person did something illegal.”
34: Persons assisting constable or officer in arrest, or
“People can help police or officials catch someone if asked, as long as it seems reasonable”
Every officer or other person, not being a constable, who is authorised by any enactment to arrest any person without warrant is justified in so arresting any person in accordance with the provisions of that enactment.
