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District allocation of additional Police resources announced"

Commissioner Mike Bush today confirmed how the first tranche of new constabulary staff will be allocated throughout New Zealand during the next 12 months as part of the Government's four-year, $388 million Safer Communities Package.

From 1 July 2017, 178 staff will be allocated to the 12 Districts; 31 to the Royal New Zealand Police College (RNZPC) to support increased recruitment efforts; and 11 new staff will be deployed to focus on national and international organised crime.

Nationally, Police will see an increase of 880 sworn and 245 non-sworn staff over four years. Sworn staff will be recruited during the next four years from July 2017, with approximately 220 new additional recruits added per year.

Location	Year One (2017/18) constabulary allocation
Northland	20
Tamaki Makaurau (Waitemata, Auckland City and Counties Manukau districts	56
Waikato	24
Bay of Plenty	15
Eastern	19
Central	14
Wellington	10
Tasman	5
Canterbury	10
Southern	4
Organised Crime	11
RNZPC	31
TOTAL	220

“Allocations have been agreed with District Commanders, taking into account projected population growth, changing crime patterns and areas of increasing demand,” says Commissioner Bush.

“These additional officers will be used to target and catch offenders, prevent harm and victimisation and provide a more responsive Police service to the community.”

Further detail about each Police district’s staff allocation are in the links below:

Northland

Tamaki Makaurau (Waitemata, Auckland City and Counties Manukau districts)

Waikato

Bay of Plenty

Eastern

Central

Wellington

Tasman

Canterbury

Southern

In April this year, Commissioner Bush outlined how all regions of New Zealand would be boosted by additional Police staff and policing services (including 24/7 police presence in 20 regional areas; additional resources for rural policing; reducing family harm; and fighting organised crime).

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