Information about services available in seven languages

Information about NZ Police services is now available in seven ethnic languages on the NZ Police website...



Launched recently by Commissioner Rob Robinson, the website pages provide non-English-speaking migrants, refugees and people visiting New Zealand with information about NZ Police in their own language.

The languages are Arabic, Chinese, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Somali and Vietnamese.

“We consulted community members before choosing the languages. The seven languages chosen represent both the demographic make up and the needs in these communities,” says Rob.

Common to all ethnic communities was the need to have more information available to new migrants and visitors in their own language.

“The way the police work and laws are quite different in many of these countries, so one of the more important aspects of the pages is to explain to people how the law and policing works in New Zealand,” says Rob.

Information on the pages includes how to contact and communicate with police, role of the police and community members’ rights, personal safety and road safety information, ethnic/Asian liaison officer contact details, information about NZ Police Ethnic Strategy, and how to join NZ Police.

Rob says the development of the pages is an important milestone in the implementation of the NZ Police Ethnic Strategy launched in February this year.

“The development of this website is one of the practical steps we make to show our commitment to better understand and serve the members in our diverse ethnic communities,” says Rob.