10 More Police For North Shore/Waitakere
Thursday, 2 August 2001, 5:09 pm
Press Release: New Zealand Government
The Minister of Police, George Hawkins, said today that the
graduation of the latest wing from the Police College is
great news for North Shore/Waitakere community.
"Ten of
the new police who graduated today will be joining the North
Shore/Waitakere Police" said Mr Hawkins. "And there are
more to come."
Three more wings of around 60 each are due
to graduate from the Police College by the end of
November.
"It takes time and effort to recruit and train
high quality police, and it is always a buzz to see high
calibre men and women graduating from the Police College and
joining the fight against crime around the country" said Mr
Hawkins.
Mr Hawkins said police numbers nationwide are
looking healthy. "As of yesterday we had 7078 sworn police,
including those at the Police College" said Mr
Hawkins.
Ends
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