In this edition you will read about the appointment of four senior police officers, including three Assistant Commissioners and a District Commander for Auckland.

In the 'Working with the Community' section, Sergeant Tim Lockwood gives an insight into the advantages of the refreshed approach to Community Policing. The Eastern Area Community Policing Team has made a significant impact on issues that were of concern to business owners and the public in Orakei, Mission Bay and Panmure.

The opening of a new police station in Gisborne and a new community police base in Titahi Bay, show how the police service is expanding and developing its presence to provide greater reassurance and a better service to communities.

An innovative training programme taking place at the South Comms Centre has improved relationships and developed mutual understanding between police and Asian business owners in the Canterbury district.

Other topics covered include the police response to poaching, a mental health initiative in Rotorua that has attracted national attention and a new missing person file conversion project and alert system, which is providing some real benefits to police and the public.

Anna Woolnough
Editor Ten-One

Sign-up to receive Ten-One Community Edition via Email

Enter your email address and receive a free monthly copy of Ten-One Community Edition - direct to you by email.

New appointments announced

Three new Assistant Commissioners of Police and a District Commander for the Auckland City District have taken up appointments within the police service.

Problem solving with the community

Sergeant Tim Lockwood from Auckland City East leads one of the new problem solving teams operating in Auckland. Each group is made up from policing positions allocated from the Government New Initiative Funding (GNI).

 New policing centres officially opened

Two new police centres were launched to the public last month. The new $15.4m Gisborne police station built to replace the Peel Street Station, came in on time, and on budget. It was opened with a great deal of pomp and ceremony by Police Minister Annette King.

Comms training sows seed of understanding

Asian business owners now have a better appreciation of policing in the Canterbury district, thanks to a recent visit to South Comms.

Tauranga hosts volunteers' tea party

Tauranga police played host to more than 60 volunteers from across the Western Bay of Plenty as part of a volunteer awareness week held in June.

The missing people - a clearer picture emerging

Four months into a 'conversion project', and 12 months into a new alert system, the Missing Persons Unit at PNHQ is establishing a clearer and more reliable picture of the extent of New Zealand's missing people.

Who goes missing?

Detective Sergeant Liam Clinton says, "the biggest missing person category belongs to those who 'voluntarily' disappear. This includes youth runaways and adults who purposely break contact with family and friends and don't want to be found.

Missing person facts

The oldest missing person alert in the new NIA system relates to the 1952 disappearance of a hunter in the hills behind Shannon.

Opening up Bougainville

A NZ police team has played a significant role in rebuilding community confidence, in the conflict ridden Bougainville region of Panguna.