Detector dog Ripper, wearing her favourite set of antlers, was at the front of the class for the Kaikohe West School’s recent prizegiving. Ripper was the most popular police officer present and had a hand in looking after the kids when a fire alarm went off.

A behind-the-scenes look at Sergeant Ben Rutherford being filmed at a recent checkpoint in Canterbury District for The AM Show, helping to spread the word about the importance of road safety this summer.