As I See It - A fortnightly blog by the Police Commissioner
Wednesday, 2 May, 2012 - 15:03
In my last message I mentioned positive results emerging from a number of external reports and reviews of our work. This week we're focused on an internal measure of progress - the third annual NZ Police Workplace Survey. The survey,...
Thursday, 19 April, 2012 - 14:06
In late 2010 we received what could be described as a shocker of a report from PricewaterhouseCoopers - following up on the 2007 Commission of Inquiry into Police Conduct - which referred unflatteringly to the DNA and culture of New...
Thursday, 5 April, 2012 - 16:52
I'm delighted to have been able to congratulate Police intelligence staff on winning three prestigious awards from the International Association of Law Enforcement Intelligence Analysts.
The National Intelligence Centre (NIC) won...
Friday, 30 March, 2012 - 13:54
Every year members of Police are asked to complete a Workplace Survey which gauges how they feel about their work and the environment they work in. It's a useful insight into how engaged staff are, whether they're on the front line or...
Thursday, 22 March, 2012 - 12:58
The past fortnight has highlighted the extremes of Police life, encompassing not only serious crime, disaster and routine work, but also the camaraderie of what we call the Police family.
There was something of a Police family...
Thursday, 8 March, 2012 - 14:40
It has been another interesting and challenging fortnight for Police as an organisation and for me as Commissioner. On the one hand I've visited Police stations to meet our frontline officers, and on the other I've been questioned...
Tuesday, 21 February, 2012 - 14:17
Tomorrow will be a solemn day as we remember the catastrophe which struck our second largest city a year ago. I'll be in Christchurch with the Police Executive to show solidarity with our colleagues and members of the public who suffered...
Thursday, 9 February, 2012 - 10:50
Last Saturday I was at Waitangi observing the annual Police Waitangi Day operation. I moved around the various operational areas and was present when the Prime Minister was subject to discourteous treatment on the Lower Marae. Police work...
Thursday, 26 January, 2012 - 12:47
New Zealand Herald readers had an insight last weekend into the priorities of the Police Executive and the direction we see for our organisation. You can still read the article on the Herald website. As for the accompanying cartoon, I...
Wednesday, 11 January, 2012 - 08:55
As we look forward to the challenges of a new year, I'd like to reflect on some of the issues and events Police staff have faced in recent weeks which underline the unpredictable, varied and difficult nature of Police work and the...
Thursday, 22 December, 2011 - 10:44
Greetings to you all for the last time in 2011, a tumultuous year in which Police staff rose magnificently to many challenges, from the shattered streets of Christchurch to the heaving streets of Auckland during Rugby World Cup.
I'...
Thursday, 8 December, 2011 - 15:36
Greetings to you all.
New Zealand has earned the enviable title of least corrupt country from Transparency International. I'm convinced Police is central to this. Without a transparent, professional and corruption-free Police...
Thursday, 24 November, 2011 - 12:14
I've been reminded this week of an important lesson I learned early in my career, and have shared it with Police staff.
In February 1976 my CIB induction course was addressed by Chief Superintendent 'Black Jack' Stevenson on the...
Thursday, 10 November, 2011 - 14:08
Last time I wrote we were just getting over the Rugby World Cup and celebrating success for both New Zealand and our policing operation. Now we're well and truly back to business as usual - and doesn't the World Cup seem a long time ago?...
Wednesday, 26 October, 2011 - 13:21
Greetings to you all.
The Rugby World Cup is now over bar the shouting, and after the All Blacks' parade through Wellington today even the shouting will be starting to subside.
Congratulations to the All Blacks and well done...
Wednesday, 12 October, 2011 - 14:29
Greetings to you all.
In the run-up to a general election we must expect politicians to make big statements, with law and order a favourite subject. However, I cannot agree with comments from Dr Pita Sharples that Police has a...
Thursday, 29 September, 2011 - 10:00
Greetings to you all.
We're three weeks into the Rugby World Cup and I am being inundated with complimentary remarks about the personable and engaging police officers encountered by visitors and New Zealanders alike as they travel...
Monday, 19 September, 2011 - 13:23
Some of you may have read a recent article by Ross Meurant, a former police officer, in the magazine North & South. It was a one-sided and disparaging account of Police culture which does not reflect the organisation I know.
Mr...
Thursday, 15 September, 2011 - 12:58
The amazing scenes in Auckland on the opening night of the Rugby World Cup are something I'm sure will never be forgotten by anybody who witnessed them. Deputy Commissioner Mike Bush and I had a first-hand view of proceedings, starting...
Thursday, 1 September, 2011 - 12:58
I've had the great pleasure of congratulating staff at every level of New Zealand Police this week. NZ Management magazine has published the results of its annual survey to find New Zealand's most reputable organisations - and for the...
Thursday, 18 August, 2011 - 15:01
The riots in England have focused attention on the anticipated 20 percent cuts in government funding to British constabularies. New Zealand Police has escaped budget cuts this year, unlike other government agencies, in part because of our...
Friday, 5 August, 2011 - 09:17
Greetings to you all. I returned to my office on Monday and it's good to be back in New Zealand and back at work, rather than keeping an eye on things from afar. You may be aware I've been overseas for the wedding of one of my daughters in...
Wednesday, 20 July, 2011 - 14:08
By Acting Commissioner Viv Rickard
Tënä koutou katoa. Greetings to you all.
The weekend's shooting in Opunake is obviously in the spotlight. Staff there had to deal with a dangerous individual, armed with a gun, threatening his...
Friday, 8 July, 2011 - 11:26
By Acting Commissioner Viv Rickard
Tënä koutou katoa - greetings to all in Maori Language Week.
This is an appropriate time for us in New Zealand Police to consider our whakatauäki, the proverb given to us...
Wednesday, 29 June, 2011 - 12:12
This is my last message for a while as I will be overseas for most of July. More of that later - first a matter of great interest to many Police staff.
There has been much talk in the media over the safety of Christchurch Central...
