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New Zealand extends support to Tonga Police
Rt Hon Winston Peters
Deputy
Prime Minister
Minister of Foreign Affairs
29 July 2019 PĀNUI PĀPĀHO
MEDIA
STATEMENT
New Zealand extends support to Tonga Police
Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters has announced that New Zealand will provide an additional two years of support to Tonga Police to strengthen its capacity to disrupt transnational crime.
“New Zealand is committed to confronting the scourge of criminal gangs and organised crime that cause harm to our communities. It is vital that New Zealand works with all countries in the Pacific to secure the safety of our neighbourhood,” Mr Peters said.
The announcement was made today during a visit by Tonga Minister of Police, Hon Mateni Tapueluelu.
New Zealand, Tonga and Australia will jointly fund the programme which will see NZ Police officers seconded into Tonga Police to provide training and technical assistance.
In February 2019, New Zealand signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Australia, Tonga and Fiji to target transnational and organised crime in the Pacific.
The Tonga Police Programme will support leadership development, community policing and ensure that Tonga Police has the right infrastructure to deliver on its mandate of safer Tonga Communities.
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