President's Column - Firearms training cuts
NZPA Police News | Tue September 1st, 2009
"In this month’s Police News, there are some interesting stories of overseas police shootings similar to what we have experienced in New Zealand in the last year."
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President's Column - The arming issue
NZPA Police News | Sat August 1st, 2009
“The Norwegians reached their compromise of having every patrol car equipped with firearms in safes beside the driver after considerable debate. This was after just one officer was killed when police were outgunned during a robbery.”
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President's Column - Four police officers receive Queen's Birthday honours
NZPA Police News | Wed July 1st, 2009
“We will still gather evidence and arrest criminals. We will still do our best to deliver justice to those who seek redress from their assailants, their thieves, and their bullies.”
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President's Column - Slaying of Senior Constable Len Snee
NZPA Police News | Mon June 1st, 2009
“I reflect on the words of one officer I spoke to following the funeral. He said he was bloody angry because Len was dead and he knows nothing will change.”
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President's Column - Trained for the job at hand
NZPA Police News | Fri May 1st, 2009
“The point I make is while commonsense would dictate some groups need more training than others, we all owe it to ourselves and others, including colleagues and those who place expectations on us because we are police officers, to be able to intervene when required.”
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President's Column - 'Only the good die young,' the saying goes
NZPA Police News | Thu April 30th, 2009
“We have a lot of very fine people in Police whose contribution to their fellow citizens goes way beyond their job description.”
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President's Column - When leadership is needed
NZPA Police News | Tue March 31st, 2009
“This is allowed for in the new Policing Act, where the Governor-General (on the recommendation of the Prime Minister) can appoint the Acting Commissioner – over-riding the default situation where the longest serving Deputy is automatically Acting Commissioner. This must become the future standard when the Commissioner is absent.”
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President's Column - Once again, it's going to be damned interesting year in policing
NZPA Police News | Sun February 1st, 2009
“The current Police administration is far less inclined than the previous one to act on criticisms as if they were all true. This hopefully means that there is a greater confidence that we generally are in the right. We hope that attitude continues.”
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