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.

Assistant Commissioner Gavin Jones	Assistant Commissioner Viv Rickard	Assistant Comissioner Steve Shortland	Superintendant George Fraser

Gavin Jones becomes Assistant Commissioner Intelligence and Investigations, Viv Rickard becomes Assistant Commissioner Operations and Steve Shortland becomes, Assistant Commissioner Auckland.

Supt George Fraser is the new District Commander Auckland City.

"The new appointments recognise the need for additional senior management support for key operational parts of the service and reflect the growth in the organisation, which had seen staff numbers grow from 9874 three years ago to a projected 11,800 by the end of the current financial year," says Commissioner Howard Broad.

At Police National Headquarters, the AC Crime and Operations role has been superseded by an AC Intelligence and Investigations - and an AC Operations.

The AC Intelligence and Investigations will lead and manage the development of criminal investigation, intelligence and violence reduction strategies and policies in order to achieve crime reduction and public safety outcomes.

"Good intelligence is a key contributor to successful investigations. The recent creation of a National Intelligence Centre (NIC) will take New Zealand Police to a new level of intelligence led policing and the new AC will help drive the implementation of the NIC," says the Commissioner.

Also in Police National Headquarters, the AC Operations will lead and manage the development of operational, communication centres and road policing strategies.

The Commissioner says, "The AC Operations will oversee large parts of the organisation which deliver key frontline services to the public. We're constantly being prompted from all quarters to maintain a high performing emergency response service while also getting on the front foot to prevent crime. The AC Operations will focus on both proactive prevention and effective response services to meet ever growing public demands. "

Superintendent George Fraser will return from Southern District to take charge of the Auckland City Central District. "Superintendent Fraser had served all of his career in Auckland, prior to taking up the Southern District Command in 2005 and I am pleased to see such a 'seasoned performer' take up this role," says the Commissioner.