The burden of mental health callouts on police nationwide could be significantly reduced if a proven multi-agency response model is approved, and funded, for use in Police districts.

Our members were at the sharp end of a protest that caused gridlock around Wellington's parliamentary precinct before decisive police action ended the occupation.

Following the final offer arbitration decision in favour of the Police Association, here some of the finer details of the association's position. This is on the premise that our Police employee members will be offered, and will ratify, a settlement based on the constabulary arbitration decision.

Two young Auckland police officers will be cycling 1080 kilometres from Cape Egmont to East Cape next month to raise awareness about post-traumatic stress. Both have been members of Police for only a relatively short time, but they have already been exposed to the harsher realities of the job in two dramatic incidents.

With 2022 under way, I am hopeful that members who worked through the holiday season are now having their much-deserved time off, bearing in mind that Omicron could disrupt leave.