Scoop has an Ethical Paywall
Work smarter with a Pro licence Learn More

Local Govt | National News Video | Parliament Headlines | Politics Headlines | Search

 

Bay of Plenty Police wins top dog title

Bay of Plenty Police wins top dog title

Whakatane’s Senior Constable Dave Robison and his four legged partner Isaac are this year’s National Police Patrol Dog champions.

Senior Constable Robison and six-year-old Isaac won the Frank Riley Cup for the top police patrol dog team after three days of intense competition in the greater Wellington region.

They beat 11 other police patrol dog teams from around New Zealand to win the prize cup, named after the late Inspector Frank Riley who was the first chief dog trainer for New Zealand Police.

Police Commissioner Mike Bush and Frank Riley’s son John presented the top dog cup to the new champions, who also won the William Rose Bowl for criminal work and the Commissioner’s Challenge Cup for obedience.

It was a pawsome effort for the Whakatane based team as they finished the competition with 1103 points out of a maximum 1350. A score of over 1000 is rated as outstanding.

Two other handlers and dogs also finished with more than 1000 points.

They were runners-up Senior Constable Gary Donnelly and Blaze from Christchurch with 1042 points, also winners of the Colin Guppy Trophy for tracking, and Senior Constable Andrew Douglas and Ike from Wellington who finished third with 1012 points.

Senior Customs Officer Andrew Baker and Zaria from Auckland won the Narcotic Detector Dog championship, also winning the Customs Cup for the highest marks in locating white powders.

In second place was Corrections Officer Katrina Thomas and Jesse from Auckland with Customs Officer Monica Hoeg and Macca from Wellington in third place.

Advertisement - scroll to continue reading

Are you getting our free newsletter?

Subscribe to Scoop’s 'The Catch Up' our free weekly newsletter sent to your inbox every Monday with stories from across our network.

It was a hat trick for Aviation Security Officer Harvey Jefferies and Shadow from Auckland who won the Explosive Detector Dog championship for the third consecutive year.

Runners-up were Senior Constable Hamish Todd and Cindy from Wellington with Aviation Security Officer Dave Beer and Star from Christchurch in third place.

Six teams from Police, Customs and Corrections competed in the narcotics detection category and four teams from Police and AVSEC in the explosive detector section.

Inspector Todd Southall, national police dog training coordinator, praised the high calibre of all the handlers and dogs selected for this year’s nationals.

“It’s the 44th time these trials have been held, and they’re a lot more than just a competition,” he said. “This week is as much about celebrating our success, challenging ourselves for continual improvement and acknowledging the inter agency partnerships which are critical to the expansion and success of enforcement dog teams in New Zealand.”

ENDS

© Scoop Media

Advertisement - scroll to continue reading
 
 
 
Parliament Headlines | Politics Headlines | Regional Headlines



Gordon Campbell: On Dune 2, And Images Of Islam


Depictions of Islam in Western popular culture have rarely been positive, even before 9/11. Five years on from the mosque shootings, this is one of the cultural headwinds that the Muslim community has to battle against. Whatever messages of tolerance and inclusion are offered in daylight, much of our culture tends to be hostile to Islam when we’re sitting in the dark, with popcorn.
Any number of movie examples come to mind, beginning with Rudolf Valentino’s role (over a century ago) as the romantic Arab hero in The Sheik...
More


 
 


Government: One-stop Shop Major Projects On The Fast Track

The Coalition Government’s new one-stop-shop fast track consenting regime for regional and national projects of significance will cut red tape and make it easier for New Zealand to build the infrastructure and major projects needed to get the country moving again... More

ALSO:


Government: GPS 2024: Over $20 Billion To Get Transport Back On Track
Transport Minister Simeon Brown has released the draft Government Policy Statement (GPS) on Land Transport, outlining the Coalition Government’s plan to build and maintain a transport system that enables people to get to where they need to go quickly and safely... More

ALSO:

Government: Humanitarian Support For Gaza & West Bank

Winston Peters has announced NZ is providing a further $5M to respond to the extreme humanitarian need in Gaza and the West Bank. “The impact of the Israel-Hamas conflict on civilians is absolutely appalling," he said... More


Government: New High Court Judge Appointed

Judith Collins has announced the appointment of Wellington Barrister Jason Scott McHerron as a High Court Judge. Justice McHerron graduated from the University of Otago with a BA in English Literature in 1994 and an LLB in 1996... More

 
 
 
 
 
 

LATEST HEADLINES

  • PARLIAMENT
  • POLITICS
  • REGIONAL
 
 

InfoPages News Channels


 
 
 
 

Join Our Free Newsletter

Subscribe to Scoop’s 'The Catch Up' our free weekly newsletter sent to your inbox every Monday with stories from across our network.