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.
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.
