The association’s conference in October is a highlight of the year, bringing together delegates, the board, staff and overseas representatives to discuss key issues facing members and identify priorities for the year ahead.
Well, the Aussies have been successful in creating a stir with their “warmer days – higher pays” Queensland recruiting campaign. I hope they are not as successful when it comes to poaching our valuable officers, but I suspect there will be significant interest.
The occurrence of last month’s horrific shooting in downtown Auckland catapulted two scenarios into the spotlight: one was positive and the other negative.
I have spent the past month attending committee annual meetings throughout Aotearoa. These are extremely important components of the association’s operation giving me insight into the great work members are doing, but also your frustrations in relation to delivering policing to New Zealanders.
The recent delayed release of the 2022 Police Culture survey has generated much conversation from members and media, particularly because of a sense the troubling results were being kept from them.
