Organised and Financial Crime Agency of New Zealand explained

Agencyname:	Organised and Financial Crime Agency of New Zealand
Formedyear:	1 July 2008
Preceding1:	1990–2008 preceded by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO)
Country:	New Zealand
National:	yes
Governingbody:	New Zealand Government
Headquarters:	Wellington, New Zealand
Chief1name:	Malcolm Burgess
Chief1position:	Director
Chief2name:	Andrew Coster
Chief2position:	Commissioner of Police
Unittype:	Service
Website:	http://www.ofcanz.govt.nz/

The Organised and Financial Crime Agency of New Zealand (OFCANZ), generally referred to as the Organised Crime Agency, is an agency hosted within the New Zealand Police. The agency's stated objective is to "disrupt and combat organised crime". The agency has been recently renamed the National Organised Crime Group^[1] (2018) however the objective remains as stated.

The Fifth Labour Government in 2007 announced the intention to create the agency, saying it would replace the Serious Fraud Office.^{[2] [3]} OFCANZ was formed on 1 July 2008 (though in December 2008, the new National Prime Minister John Key said that the Serious Fraud Office would not be abolished).^[4]

The agency led its first raid on 28 October 2009, serving search warrants on members of the Tribesmen Motorcycle Club in Northland.^[5]

See also

• New Zealand Police

External links

• OFCANZ Homepage

Notes and References

1. Web site: National Organised Crime Group.
2. Web site: SFO scrapped for organised crime unit . 11 September 2007. ONE News. 3 March 2010.
3. Web site: SFO to shut up shop. Thomas . Ben . 12 September 2007 . National Business Review . 3 March 2010.
4. News: https://web.archive.org/web/20090311041630/http://www.stuff.co.nz/4787845a6160.html. 11 March 2009. dead. Serious Fraud Office saved from axe. 10 December 2008. Fairfax New Zealand.
5. Web site: OFCANZ leads its first strike against organised crime. 28 October 2009 . New Zealand Police. 28 October 2009.