Julia GabelPolitical Journalist·NZ Herald·4 Jun, 2026 01:06 AM7 mins to read‌Fifteen-year-old Trustis Gear died following a police pursuit in Rotorua in October 2024. Photo / SuppliedFifteen-year-old Trustis Gear died following a police pursuit in Rotorua in October 2024. Photo / SuppliedPolice “got it wrong” and were operating on “incorrect assumptions” when they continued a high-risk pursuit of two teenagers in Rotorua who they wrongly thought could have had a gun, the Independent Police Conduct Authority (IPCA) has found.

The chase ended with one of those teens being killed and