New Zealand Police Statement of Intent 2008/2009 - 2010/2011
Minister’s Foreword
New Zealand Police is working strongly alongside other government and non-government agencies
and the wider community in the shared responsibility of building safe and secure communities.
Over the past two years, a major initiative to modernise policing has been the rewrite of the 1958
Police Act, which is set to be passed into law during 2008. A key tenet of the new Policing Act is that
the Police does not have a monopoly on policing. Building safe and secure communities is a matter
for all of us.
Policing at a community level is most eff ective when it is done with the active involvement of
citizens. New Zealand Police is placing increasing emphasis on this style of policing, which is being
bolstered by 250 new community policing positions between 2006 and 2009. These positions are
part of the Polices wider recruitment campaign, made possible by the Governments Confi dence
and Supply Agreement with New Zealand First, which will see the number of sworn police
employees increase by almost 25 percent by 2011.
Another priority is that police staff must be equipped with the most modern and safe tools to do
their job. There will be a number of developments to achieve this over coming years along with
ongoing improvements to Police Stations.
Organisational and staff developments include ongoing work to implement the recommendations
from the Commission of Inquiry. Recent progress includes the introduction of a new, single code
of conduct, which applies equally to sworn and civilian police employees, as well as introducing
modern employment relations practices. Developing staff through an enhanced management and
leadership development programme is also well underway.
The Police already have great mana both in New Zealand and wherever Police staff serve overseas.
This Statement of Intent sets out New Zealand Polices priorities over the next three years to ensure
the organisation continues to be world class and meet our countrys needs through the 21st
century.
Hon Annette King
Minister of Police
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Commissioner’s introduction
I am pleased to present our 2008/09-2010/11 Statement of Intent - a document that outlines
New Zealand Polices role in meeting the needs of a changing New Zealand society.
The public is as concerned about law and order as always and expectations of the services we
deliver are increasing. We balance our resources between responding to calls for service and
proactive initiatives aimed at reducing off ending and road trauma. Our goal is to address the causes
of crime and crashes, not just its incidence. To do this, we are putting signifi cant eff ort into strategic
initiatives such as our education in schools, iwi liaison and working more closely with communities
on specifi c issues of concern.
Meanwhile, we are also answering more emergency calls more quickly than at any time since
detailed records began. We have made signifi cant improvements in many of our services, but
important areas for improvement remain. We need to evolve into an organisation that can be fl uid
in its response to issues so that we can deal with potentially rapid changes in our society.
To improve our understanding of whats happening in our communities, we are investing in our
intelligence systems and processes. We are also doing more to gauge public opinion through
surveys which will help to measure and guide our services.
Some current priorities include improving our Case Management programme, investing in
community policing and focussing on the quality of our everyday interactions with members of
the public through the Service First programme. We are also improving our ability to address the
increasing incidence and complexity of electronic crime, and we will continue to provide staff
to international assistance missions because crime in other countries can easily traverse country
boundaries and threaten the stability and security of our region of the world.
Better coordination of our work with that of other government and non-government agencies is
an ongoing priority at all levels of the organisation. A new example of this whole-of-government
approach to addressing issues is the recently announced Organised and Financial Crime Agency of
New Zealand. This new agency will be hosted by Police and will begin operating over the coming
year. It will bring the expertise of several government departments together into taskforces to tackle
specifi c serious crime threats.
Within Police, we must continue to be an organisation that fosters cultural diversity, fairness,
accountability and high ethical standards. To achieve this New Zealand Police needs leaders at every
level and we are actively engaging a wide range of staff in our Leadership Development Framework.
As Commissioner, I look to the future with enthusiasm and I am confi dent that New Zealand Police
is in an ideal position to achieve much in the next three years. I pay tribute to Police staff in this - to
their expertise and commitment to work eff ectively for their communities and contribute to the
Governments goals for our society.
Howard Broad
Commissioner of Police
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Contents
Minister's foreword
Commissioner's Introduction
Police Organisation
Police Executive
Nature and Scope of Functions
The Role of New Zealand Police
Demand Drivers
Strategic Direction
Operating Environment
New Zealand Police Strategic Plan to 2010
Link to Government priorities
New Zealand Police Outcomes
Operating Intentions
What we plan to do - linking our outcomes
Managing in a Changeable Operating Environment
Risk Management
Police approach to managing risk
Assessing Organisational Health and Capability
Our People
Our Tools and Infrastructure
Our Facilities
Departmental Capital Intentions
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