Our members are among those who have been deeply affected by the death of New Zealander Sergeant Matiu Ratana who worked for the London Metropolitan Police and was killed on duty on September 25, shot while working at a custody unit in Croydon.
Due to the popularity of the Holiday Homes, a ballot system was developed to provide a fair way of allocating bookings for the most popular destinations at the most popular times, such as Christmas, Easter, winter holidays and significant annual events such as the Napier Art Deco Weekend, the Whangamatā Beach Hop, Womad in New Plymouth and the Taupō round-the-lake cycle race.
We are approaching the time of year when male police officers can openly, and without fear of ridicule, express their complicated and enduring relationship with their facial hair – because it’s all for a good cause.
Is there something about our Kiwi way of being, and of policing, that could lead us to a new worldview of policing safe communities, wonders Shona Munro, a teaching and learning adviser at the Police College.
