Formed in 1964 as a part time unit known as the Anti-Terrorist Squad. This name was changed in 1990/1991 to the Special Tactics Group which became a full time unit in 2000.
New Zealand Police. Special Tactics Group
Photographic prints relating to law
Date: 1950-2000
From: Dominion Post (Newspaper): Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post and Dominion newspapers
Reference: PAColl-7327-1-093
Description: Photographs related to law, crime, and policing, taken and collected by the Evening Post. Images taken in New Zealand and abroad, by a range of photographers, between 1950 and 2000. Includes images related to New Zealand's contribution towards the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP), between 1964 and 1967. Quantity: 1 box(es) of prints, grouped in folders.
Police Anti Terrorist Squad at work in Wellington - Photograph taken by Phil Reid
Date: 4 July 1981
From: Dominion Post (Newspaper): Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post and Dominion newspapers
Reference: EP/1981/2398-F
Description: Police Anti Terrorist Squad at work in Wellington, New Zealand, photographed by Evening Post staff photographer Phil Reid 4 July 1981. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s) strip with 3 images. Physical Description: Cellulose triacetate negative, 35mm