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.

The Final Offer Arbitration decision last month in favour of the Police Association and its members' pay claims was a heartening endorsement after months of negotiation and the preparation of detailed submissions.

Last month, Police announced a wide-ranging mandatory Covid-19 vaccination, policy covering not only all employees, sworn and non-sworn, but also contractors, volunteers, suppliers and visitors who work at or enter Police sites.

The National Party's new police and Serious Fraud Office spokesperson is a former police officer.

Duty, disasters and a drive for justice were hallmarks of the long career of Inspector Greg Gilpin who died last year.