Police present to Hindu conference

Police contributed to New Zealand’s first ever Hindu conference, providing input, expertise and experience.

Held in May at the Hindu Heritage Centre in Māngere East, Auckland, Canterbury Asian Liaison Officer, Constable Rakesh Naidoo chaired a session on ‘Working Together with Government Agencies’.

Conference coordinator, Dr Guna Magesan, commented that “the workshop chaired by the Police was one of the most popular sessions and the participants were very appreciative of the presentations.”

Kefeng Chu, National Strategic Ethnic Advisor, PNHQ, also delivered a presentation on NZ Police’s work with ethnic communities.

He says Hinduism is now the second largest religion in New Zealand.

“Religious and cultural organisations have a vital role to play in keeping communities safe and helping build capability and confidence in our service.”

From left: Constable Rakesh Naidoo chairs the Hindu Conference while Kefeng
Chu, PNHQ, and Nirmala Narasimhan, CYFS, look on.