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Welcome
to the Community Edition of Police Ten-One
Magazine - designed for you,
our stakeholders, to learn more about what we do as an organisation.
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Friends
farewell ‘humble’ colleague
Senior Constable Phillip (Piripi) Wipatene
was a well respected member of the community, forging relationships
between police and Mäori.
Phillip, of Taranaki descent, belonged to Parihaka all his life “running
around there as a snotty-nosed kid,” says Central District’s
Mäori Liaison Officer, Senior Sergeant Gordon Rongonui. In later
years he was the liaison person between Parihaka and police. “He
knew the community and could work well with people. On the day he
died, he was to attend a ceremony to become a trustee of Parihaka.
Honouring
those who fell many, many years ago
The
grave of the first New Zealand police officer killed in the line
of duty has received a spruce-up thanks to a group of Community Relations
staff in Henderson.
The grave of Neil McLeod is one of two at Waikumete Cemetery belonging
to slain police officers. The second is Percy Tulloch’s. Sergeant
Brian Louden discovered them during a guided tour by Friends of Waikumete
back in January. “The cemetery was full of murderers and vagabonds
and in amongst that illustrious company were these two serving police
officers,” he says.
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An ‘outstanding
contribution’ during officer’s year in Samoa
What started as six months leave without pay to study her culture,
turned into a year of personal and professional growth for Mangere-based
Youth Aid Officer Constable Yvonne Tugaga.
It began when Yvonne was involved with the SISTAS programme in
2002 – a Counties/Manukau Recruiting Initiative targeting
Mäori and Pacific Island women.
Recruits
strengthen police presence in community
Four recruits from Wing 217 had special reason to celebrate when they successfully
graduated from the Royal New Zealand Police College recently.
The four police officers are all from the Indian community, and include the first
Indian-born female, to join the ranks of New Zealand Police.
Asian
officers enhance organisation
The number of Asian police officers in Auckland looks likely to increase thanks
to an influx of people working towards acceptance at the Royal New Zealand Police
College (RNZPC).
Auckland City District Asian Liaison Officer, Jessica Phuang, says as more Asians
migrate to New Zealand, more are wanting to make a difference in the community.
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Body
armour trialed
Constable Kevin
Davidson, Canterbury Highway Patrol, tries his new body armour for
size. Twenty staff from CIB, General Duties and traffic units in
Canterbury will be trialing the new armour, both covertly and overtly
for eight weeks. They’ll each make an evaluation every time
they wear it, noting their responses and including the weather and
work conditions.
The armour weighs about 4kg, compared to 10kg for AOS armour, and
has been custom made for each officer taking part in the evaluation.
Staff in Counties/Manukau are also participating in the trial of
the proposed body armour across a range of front-line operational
roles. The trial is part of a national project to evaluate and identify
any issues concerning the use of body armour in an operational police
setting in New Zealand.
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Operation
Mack increases road safety awareness
An influx
of WOF bookings and an increased use of taxi services by pub
patrons were two of the unexpected flow-ons from a major Marlborough
operation to reduce road trauma.
Senior Sergeant Eric Davey, Highway Patrol supervisor for Nelson
Bays, says Operation Mack was a multi-faceted operation which
included staff from the Wellington Traffic Intel Group, Tasman
District Highway Patrol, Speed Camera and Traffic Alcohol Groups,
Canterbury speed camera operators and Canterbury Highway Patrol.
Operation
dents supply
A total of 59
offenders, many patched members of the Mongrel Mob, were arrested
in a recent Hawkes Bay/Gisborne operation focusing on the sale
and supply of methamphetamine.
Operation Pickles was an undercover operation held from February
to April this year, says Detective Rick Bagley. Detective Sergeant
Luke Shadbolt, Hastings, headed the team which included six staff
from the Hawkes Bay and Detective Eric Hunter who headed the
Gisborne phase. Two Special Duties Constables were deployed undercover.
Crime
Line works
An offender
dobbed in through a Hawkes Bay Crime Line had revenge when he
himself called the number to report a fellow offender.
The man obtained the number from a Crime Line information magnet
police left on his fridge when they came to arrest him, says
Detective Darren Pritchard, Hastings Law Enforcement Team (LET).
Drugs
link highlighted
A large cannabis
operation in Wellington recently netted in excess of $100,000
worth of plant and resin, and resulted in 21 arrests to date.
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Community
work recognised
by KRIS MCGEHAN,
Waikato Communications Manager
They may be hundreds of kilometres apart, but two Waikato police
officers have each been rewarded for their work with their local
communities.
Behaviour
improves in Nikau class
Senior Constable
Angus Dellow is under no illusion he’s performing miracles
through a class established for expelled intermediate school
pupils, but slowly changes in behaviour are becoming evident.
What’s
the story in Taumarunui?
“Misconduct
plagues police force” was the banner headline on a Sunday
Star Times feature story on 23 May.
Using an internal police report from 2002 into issues at the
Taumarunui police station as a starting point, the paper investigated “whether
a malaise” has set in to New Zealand Police.
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