Thirty six new constables will graduate from The Royal New Zealand Police College in Wing 275 on Thursday. Their wing patron is the Controller and Auditor General, Lyn Provost.
Constable Daniel McNickle has raced away with a number of the top prizes including the Minister’s Prize for First in Wing and the Holden Tactical Skills & Safety Prize (overall winner in Defensive Tactics, Firearms & Driving).
Constable McNickle also took out the individual prize in the intersection cross country competition. This competition has a long and proud history and is always fiercely contested. The event fosters team spirit, camaraderie and unity within the sections. Not only are the recruits challenged physically, they are also challenged to help each other do their best and be an effective member of a group striving to win.
The 7.5km event is run in memory of former recruit instructor, Senior Sergeant Geoff Hancock, who suddenly passed away in March 2008. As a keen runner and sportsman, Geoff’s family kindly donated a trophy that represents excellence, determination and achievement: "The Geoff Hancock Memorial Cup".
Officer in charge of Wing 275, Sergeant Karen Ellis was impressed with Daniel throughout his time at the Police College. “He is a lovely young lad, a really nice guy, polite, smart, professional, and goal orientated. Just an all round nice fella ... and very fast!”
Members of Wing 275 have been posted to stations throughout the North Island.
Northland - Whangarei (2), Kaikohe (1)
Auckland City - Auckland FTU (6)
Waitematā - Henderson (4), North Shore (1)
Counties-Manukau - Auckland FTU (1)
Waikato - Hamilton (5)
Bay of Plenty - Rotorua (3)
Eastern - Gisborne (2), Napier (1)
Central - Levin (2), Whanganui (2)
Wellington - Wellington Central (3), Porirua (1), Upper Hutt (1), Lower Hutt (1)
Photo: Constable McNickle led from start to finish in the fiercely contested recruit cross country competition.
Wing 275 prize winners:
Minister’s Prize for First in Wing was awarded to Constable Daniel McNickle, posted to Henderson. Constable McNickle was also awarded the International Police Association Academic Prize (overall winner for Academic Exams 1, 2 & 3), the Holden Tactical Skills & Safety Prize (overall winner in Defensive Tactics, Firearms & Driving), and the Intergraph Computer Skills Prize (overall winner in Computer Studies).
Commissioner’s Prize for Second in Wing was awarded to Constable Stephen Jones, posted to Auckland. Constable Jones was also awarded the Police Association Prize for Section Achievement (Section One).
Patron’s Prize for Third in Wing was awarded to Constable Rowan McKinlay-Sadgrove, posted to Henderson.
Ericsson Practical Prize (overall winner for Practical Assessments, Skills Files & Fingerprinting) was awarded to Constable Andrew Jurgens, posted to Whanganui.
The Physical Training and Defensive Tactics Award was awarded to Constable Elton Nicholson, posted to Upper Hutt.
The Meltzer Prize for Weapon Training was awarded to Constable Muhamad Ismail, posted to Auckland.
The Driver Training Award was awarded to Constable Patrick Tangipo, posted to Lower Hutt. Constable Tangipo was also awarded the Police Association Prize for Section Achievement (Section Two).
Police Association Prizes for Section Achievement: This prize is awarded to an individual from each section who, in the collective view of the members of the section and the wing instructors, made the greatest contribution to the overall success of the team.
Section One - Constable Stephen Jones, posted to Auckland
Section Two - Constable Patrick Tangipo, posted to Lower Hutt
Wing Patron: Lyn Provost
Lyn Provost took up the position of Controller and Auditor-General of New Zealand on 5 October 2009. She holds a Bachelor of Commerce and Administration from Victoria University of Wellington and is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of New Zealand.
Her career included senior roles within the State Services Commission and Archives New Zealand, before eight years as Deputy Commissioner of Police. In that role she was responsible for leading finance, planning, information technology and strategy within New Zealand Police. She was also the first non-constabulary (civilian) woman to be appointed as Deputy Commissioner.
When Lyn left New Zealand Police she said a key achievement for her was the successful introduction of the Policing Act 2008 and the Code of Conduct. She also enjoyed attending most of the 64 recruit graduations that were held over those eight years.
Graduation will take place at The Royal New Zealand Police College, Papakowhai Rd, Porirua, on Thursday 13 December at 2:00pm. The ceremony will be attended by the Minister of Police, Hon Anne Tolley and Police Commissioner Peter Marshall.
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