N E W Z E A L A N D p o l i c e a s s o c i a t i o n Volume 35, Number 7, August 2002 Farewell to Duncan Taylor senseless loss of a good man and a good cop...more on page 108 Election 2002 - Association comfortable with results... page 115 Auckland Staffing Crisis - Commissioners attend briefing... Youth Aid ratify settlement...page 103 Association Representatives for 2002-2003...page 107 New Holiday Home in Hanmer Springs for Welfare Fund members ...page 113 Courtesty of Manawatu Evening Standard
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Farewell to Duncan Taylor
senseless loss of a good man and a good cop...more on page 108
Election 2002 - Association comfortable with results... page 115
Association Representatives for 2002-2003...page 107
New Holiday Home in Hanmer Springs
for Welfare Fund members ...page 113
Courtesty of Manawatu Evening Standard
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NZ Police AssociationNews is the newsletterof the New ZealandPolice Association andincorporates the NewZealand Police Journalfirst published in 1937.
Editor Tracy HallAugust 2002, Vol. 35, No. 7ISSN 1175-9445Deadline for next issue August 10, 2002.Published by the New Zealand Police AssociationP.O. Box 12344, Willbank House,57 Willis Street, Wgtn.Phone: (04) 496 6800, Facsmile: (04) 471 1309Email: [email protected]: www.policeassn.org.nzPrinted by City Print Communications, Wgtn.Opinions expressed are not necessarilythose of the Association.
Contents
From the President 102
Useful info and contacts 102
Auckland Staffing Crisis 103
Leave Balances 103
Youth Aid Settlement 103
PSS Annual Return 104
Women in Policing Awards 2002 104
Are you Aware 104
Ten Years - Traffic/Police merger 105
Ranfurly Retirement Home 105
Reps Training - next steps 106
Assn Rep Represents YoungBusiness/Professional Women 106
District & Area Committees 2002 107
Tribute to Duncan Taylor 108
Duncan Taylor Family Trust 109
Sports News 110
Keen on Wine 111
Supplementary Life Insurance 111
View from the bottom 112
Memorial Wall 112
Constable Bob 112
New Hol Home - Hamner Springs 113
Holiday Home Availability 113
Copper’s Crossword 113
Letters to the Editor 114
Election 2002 Results 115
District & Area Committees 2002continued... 115
Notices 115
Revocable Nomination Reminder 115
Holiday Homes Network 116
from the president
Useful Information & Contacts
Association and Police Welfare Fund:Police Network 44446Freephone 0800 500 122Police Home Loans 0800 800 808Staffpac Claims 0800 110 088All enquiries (04) 496 6800Website www.policeassn.org.nz
Vice Presidents
Geoff Smith (025)268 9417Richard Middleton (025)268 9411
Field Officers
Northland and Auckland Districts: Stewart Mills (025) 268 9407Waikato, BOP and Eastern Districts: Eric Newman (025) 268 9408Central and Wellington Districts: JJ Taylor (025) 268 9409Tasman, Canterbury and Southern Districts: Dave McKirdy (025) 268 9410
Regional Directors
Region One Steve Hawkins Whangaparoa (025) 268 9419Region Two Mark Leys Papakura (025) 268 9413Region Three Tony Jeurissen Kawerau (025) 268 9414Region Four Logan Alderson Napier (025) 268 9415Region Five Stuart Mills Office of Com (025) 268 9416Region Six Mike Wall Christchurch (025) 344 125Region Seven David Steel North Dunedin(025) 268 9418
Police Credit Union 0800 429 000or (04) 472 9645
Credit Union www.policecu.org.nzGSF Information 0800 654 731PSS Information 0800 777 243
Note our Police Network numbers have changed to one number: 44446Please use this number in the future to contact us through the Police Network.
As the news that a police officer wasdown, sped through police stationsaround the country, staff gathered inmuster rooms, watchhouses and officesto hear the police operation unfold.The tension in the air, manifested inlowered voices and an absence of theusual banter, was evidence of how policeofficers quickly personalise tragedies likethe shooting of Duncan Taylor.The grapevine quickly swung into actionand Duncan’s identity became known. Hishigh profile and relative seniority meantsomeone in most stations knew him.Quick phone calls home or to partner’sworkplaces were made, because itseemed like a natural thing to do.And what about Duncan?Why does a man have to die for thepublic to realise what a thoroughly
decent man and great cop they hadserving them?Of course, if he had shot the offenderfirst, the public would never have knownthat side of him, either. But that ironywill escape Constable A’s critics.Anyway, as the public becomes aware ofthe true heroism of Detective ConstableDuncan Taylor and Detective ConstableJeanette Park, his colleague, we will allwalk a little more proudly, if a little morewarily, secure that when two of our ownhad their actions and lives laid bare tothe world, they passed the character testwith flying colours.The tragedy is that Melanie andCampbell, his wifeand son, knewthis already.
“Why does a man have to
die for the public to
realise what a
thoroughly decent man
and great cop they had
serving them?”
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AUCKLAND STAFFING CRISIS
- Commissioners attend Association briefing
In response to growing concerns amongst Associationmembers around the sufficiency of measures undertaken byPolice to address the Auckland staffing crisis, the Associationinvited Commissioner, Rob Robinson and DeputyCommissioner, Lyn Provost to a three hour briefing by keyAssociation representatives and members in Auckland onThursday 11 July.Twelve members from the Auckland and Counties-ManakauDistricts gave the Commissioners, a grassroots insight intohow deep the crisis is biting and manifesting itself on thestreets. With policing experience ranging from four weeks to35 years the realities andconsequences of the crisis wereexplained. This was followed byseveral presentations byAssociation representativesreinforced the experiences offrontline staff with pertinentfacts and statistics.
Auckland City and
Counties-Manukau
128 under
establishment
Currently, Auckland City andCounties-Manakau are around128 police under establishment and with an average serviceof 5.6 years for Band G Constables in Auckland City andCounties-Manakau compared to an average of 9.7 yearsbetween Tasman, Canterbury and Southern Districts, thepressure is clearly on a relatively inexperienced frontline. Anexample of that pressure is the 2039 unassigned files inAuckland City District alone!
Retaining staff
an important part of solution
The Association is concerned that not enough attention isbeing placed on retaining existing staff. The attrition rate
from Auckland City District for the year ended July 2002increased to an average of 11.7 per month compared to theprevious 12 months average of 7 per month.The lower than average experience amongst frontlineConstables will decrease even further if the sole focus is toplug the existing gaps with an intensive recruitment planand the new cadet programme.In contrast, initiatives aimed at returning the Auckland CityDistrict attrition rate to 2000/2001 levels would result in theretention of over 50 experienced police in Auckland Citydistrict annually. Surely this is a more sensible and safer
option than throwing another 50new recruits into a district alreadydenuded of experience?
Commissioners’
willingness to
attend briefing
commended
The Association commended theCommissioner and his deputy ontheir willingness to attend thisbriefing and their attentiveness tothe proceedings.The Commissioner gave anassurance that the issue was
foremost in his and his District Commanders minds and thatvirtually every spare dollar would be directed to assistingAuckland.
Association focused
on solutions that work
With a focus on solutions the Association is now collatingand assessing the viability of a range of new initiativesdesigned to improve recruitment and just as importantly,stem the attrition rates of police from these districts.
Leave Balances
By Association Industrial Officer,Amanda CraigGetting an accurate leave balancehas been of concern to members.We have discussed this with PoliceHR and here are a few key pointers,which we hope will help members:• Only rely on your leave balances in Peoplesoft - not PHRIS
• Accurate leave balances depend on your timesheetsbeing entered and processed in PHRIS and yourcorresponding leave application being processed inPeoplesoft.
• Timesheets from 02/07/01 to 01/07/02 have not beenprocessed in order. Therefore, your last processedtimesheet does not necessarily mean that all yourprevious timesheets have processed.
• To obtain, or query, your Peoplesoft leave balance,contact your local HR Office. Not all AMS operatorshave access to Peoplesoft.
Youth Aid ratify
settlement
addressing pay
anomilies
By Association Advocate,Greg FlemingYouth Aid membersappointed to Youth Aidbefore July 1998 haveoverwhelmingly voted infavour of the proposed settlement to address payanomalies unique to them, (see July NZPA PoliceNews for details). Of the 65 members affected,55 voted to accept whilst 3 were against theproposal. Several more votes in support of theproposal arrived after the deadline.
A long night outside the Mangere Bridge ASB Bank in SouthAuckland, the scene of an armed robbery and murder.
FOTOPRESS/Dean Purcell
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PSS Annual ReturnLast month the PSS Trusteescirculated a newsletter backgroundingthe schemes recent negative return ofaround 9%.
An electronic copy of that newslettercan be found on the Police Bullyboardor the Police Association’s ownwebsite: www.policeassn.org.nz.Articles by investment commentatorsand advisers have also been postedon the Police Association website.
PSS members are urged to read thenewsletter, which explains thecircumstances contributing to thenegative return, the actions
undertaken by the Trustees and somecomments on where to from here.
Who are the PSS
Trustees and what do
they do?
The PSS Trustees comprise of twotrustees appointed by theCommissioner, the second to be aprofessional person (equipped withprofessional training or experience).The Police Service Organisationsappoint 2 trustees, again the secondbeing a professional person. These 4trustees then appoint a 5th trusteewho must be a professional person.
The Trustees in above order are:Assistant Commissioner GavinMcFadyen, Malcolm Johnson, GregFleming, Charlie Cahn, Alan Harwood.
The Trustees do not directly invest theassets of the fund themselves. Rather,they appoint professional investmentmanagers for each of the asset classesand then actively monitor and reviewthe performance of those managers.
Information on this and other keyaspects of the PSS can be found in thePSS Investment Statement. A copyhas been posted on the PoliceAssociation’s website for ease ofreference.
Australasian Council of Women and
Policing Excellence in Policing Awards
The Australasian Council of Women andPolicing is calling for nominations for thefourth annual Excellence in PolicingAwards.The awards will be presented at the 2002Women and Policing Globally ConferenceAwards Dinner, on 22 October 2002, inCanberra.Nominations for the awards close on 13September, although you are encouragedto submit them as early as possible.The Australasian Council of Women andPolicing was established as an outcomeof the First Conference of AustralasianWomen Police. It is an independentprofessional body which aims to:• improve the relationship between
policing and women in thecommunity.
• create an Australasian link in theglobal networking of women inpolicing;
• improve the position of womenwithin policing;
The Council’s National Awards forExcellence in Policing is an opportunityto publicly acknowledge and reward theachievements of the women and menwho are significantly contributingmaking policing and law enforcementbetter for women. They will recognisethe excellence that is being developed aswell as that which currently exists inpolicing.
Award Categories
Awards will be offered for bothindividuals and organisations for theirachievement and excellence. Thecategories for the 2002 ACWAPExcellence in Policing Awards are:
Individual Awards• Bravery Award• Most significant achievement in
advancing the status of women inlaw enforcement.
• Bev Lawson Memorial Award• Most outstanding female leader• Most outstanding female
investigator• Most outstanding female
administrator• Most outstanding female
practitionerOrganisational Awards• Best police service employer for
women.• Most woman-friendly police union.• Most significant achievement in
advancing the status of women inlaw enforcement.
Community AwardsMost significant achievement inimproving the relationship betweenwomen in the community and in lawenforcement and policing.The winners for each of the categorieswill be selected and notified and theawards will be presented at the AwardsDinner at the 2002 Women and PolicingGlobally Conference in the Great Hall,Parliament House, Canberra on theevening of Tuesday the 22 October 2002.The winner of the major award: TheExcellence in Policing Award, will beselected from the category awardwinners.Further Details and NominationsMore details and a Nomination Form canbe found on the Association websitewww.policeassn.org.nz
ARE YOU AWARE -
OF THE 9-HOUR
BREAK RULE
If a member works overtime or iscalled back at the end of theirrostered shift they must have abreak of 9-hours before theystart work again. If their nextshift starts before the end of 9hours they simply let theirsupervisor know and start workonce the 9 hours is up.
The period from the start of therostered shift to the end of the9-hours (when the memberactually starts work) is countedas time worked. The shiftfinishes at the rostered finishtime.
If the member has already had a9-hour break before a call out,they start and finish at theirnormal rostered time.
Only in exceptionalcircumstances - imminent dangerto life or property - is a break of6 rather than 9 hours allowed.
The 9-hour break rule isintended to provide appropriaterecovery time off after periods ofextended work. It is anessential health and safetyprovision. Members cannot getmonetary or TOIL compensationfor breaches of the 9-hour rule.
Reference: clause 4 ofConditions of Work Agreement.Any problems - see yourAssociation rep.
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Ten years after the
Traffic/Police merger
Ten years after the Ministry of Transport (MOT) was integrated withPolice, Ian Freeman, ex Traffic Officer, now a Comms Centre ShiftManager reflects on what this has been like for him.Ten years ago I was a Traffic Cop still satisfied after twenty-three yearsin the MOT, with the job that I was doing.Good public acceptance of the job the Traffic Cop had to do was thenecessary deterrent for the errant motorist. Decent relations with thePolice Department was necessary too - but at arms length.July 2nd, 1992 saw two organisations that I believed in, which hadvery good relations, with staff who respected one another’s job,integrate together.At the time, a lot of discussion was had with the government of theday and respective organisations as to whether the partnership shouldbe an integration or amalgamation. The favoured option among thetroops was amalgamation, but that was not to be.After the initial hype of the parades and the publicity, came the biggestproblem - acceptance of the MOT staff that had now been ‘integrated’with the Police, with the question of rank being a major bugbear. Itwas quite evident from the outset that the ex-Traffic Cops were justthat, though the feeling among Police staff was that they could neverdo ‘their’ job.Personally, I was shoved into a room doing absolutely nothing from dayto day. This was soul destroying. I can remember coming into work oneday on the bus, dreading the day in front of me - I had nothing to do.I walked up the ramp, looked inside the building and walked home.What infuriated me even more, was that my absence was not evennoticed.
An urgent meeting wassought with theAssistant CommissionerDerecourt, where it wasexplained that all weMOT wanted wasmeaningfulemployment.That was the turningpoint.A meeting was held withall MOT SeniorSergeants, AssistantCommissioner Derecourtand Senior SergeantGreg O’Connor who wasthen the local PoliceAssociationRepresentative. I believethat it was throughGreg’s support, naturalability for fairness andconcern for the welfareof all staff that theSenior Sergeant’s were able to start to do a job that they were paid todo. His attitude, in that respect, has never changed.And what a turnaround it was too. It is all a question of attitude andgiven time and opportunity ex-Traffic Cops, have proven they too cando the job asked of them.After ten years in the Police, I now feel that I am part of a spoke thatfits into a cog that is part of a very big wheel. If the spoke becomesloose or breaks, the wheel buckles.The integration is history now with Ministry of Transport staff fullyintegrated within Police and apart from the number on our epaulette,you would never know the difference.I have been working for six years as a Shift Manager in the CommsCentre, enjoying the work that I do and the staff I work with.Again I can say that I look forward to coming to work.Let’s face it - where else can you have the ringside seat to the greatestshow on earth and be paid.
1992 - Police and MOT staff march toParliament to mark the integration.
Cartoon from July 1992 NZPA Newsletter.
Take a look at what sort of positions ex-MOT hold inPolice today. Visit our website:
www.policeassn.org.nz
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REPRESENTATIVES TRAINING
- The Next Steps
By Association Industrial Officer, John Stuart
In the July NZPA Police News we outlined the plans tomove to a more integrated and progression basedtraining schedule for representatives.We have already piloted a basic course for newly electedrepresentatives and are now seeking Department ofLabour approval that this course meets the necessaryrequirements to access Employment Relations EducationLeave. Once approved we anticipate this course will be acentral feature of our training plans over the next twoyears.
Basic Course for Office Holders
We are also in the process of finalising the developmentof a basic course for elected office holders, mainlyAssociation Chairpersons and Secretaries, and expect topilot this programme in the last week of August. Thiscourse will take an interactive, skill building approach infive key areas:• Understanding the role of the office holder• Organising• Running meetings• Representation issues• Discipline and GrievancesThese were key areas identified as crucial in the TrainingNeeds Analysis conducted late last year.
Central
and
Regional
Courses
Ideally we would like to see as many of ourrepresentatives as possible trained over the next threeyears. Because of the sheer numbers involved and thedemands that that running courses place on ourresources the logistics of this needs careful planning.Courses will be progressively delivered on a National,Regional and District basis.We hope to pilot key elements of the newly electedrepresentatives course in a Region/District in thecoming months. Part of the work needed to support suchlocal delivery is the development of skilled andcompetent course presenters able to facilitate and/or beinvolved in the presentation of different parts of thecourses to ensure consistent quality of course delivery.The first group of facilitators are undergoing thenecessary training in August, after which we cancommence local delivery.Committees interested in working towards piloting theElected Representatives Basic Course should contactJohn Stuart ([email protected])
Association Representative to represent
young Business and Professional women internationally
Clare Robertson, a relieving RecruitmentSergeant in Tauranga and mother of two, waselected Young BPW Convenor at a recentnational Business & Professional Women(BPW) Conference in Taupo. An internationalgroup, Business and Professional Womenhave members in over 100 countries workingtogether to improve the status of womenworldwide. They are the recognised voice forbusiness and professional women at theUnited Nations, and have consultative statuswith several of its agencies.Clare’s appointment means she is responsiblefor the young BPW members, 35 years andunder, communicating with them andrepresenting them at a National Level atExecutive meetings. She will help representN.Z at an international BPW congress inMelbourne in October 2002 where there willbe delegates from 108 countries,representing 38,000 members from aroundthe world. She says her husband, GaryRobertson (an ex-policeman) is thrilledabout her new role, as it means he gets a 7-day holiday in Melbourne.Clare thinks it’s ironic to be selected torepresent N.Z in a forum such as this, afterrepresenting Wellington Athletics as acompetitor (N.Z High Jump Champion -1984) for many years, she had for a longtime thought she would compete
internationally in sport. “But then how manyinternational high jumpers do you know whostand just 1.70 tall? “ she said. “It just wasn’tmy destiny.”To win the BPW position, Clare along withother nominees, had to address theconference for two-minutes. Conferencemembers were impressed by her background inthe Police and the Association, she said, “mycommitment to the Association drew commentfrom more than one person at the conferencewho felt it swayed their vote in my favour.”Clare joined the Tauranga Committee in 1997,then after attending an Association delegatesconference, she was asked to chair a localAssociation Committee meeting for an absentchair. “I hadn’t done this before,” she said “and wouldn’t have had a clue except for theworkshops we had been given at theconference in Wellington.”More than that, Clare says she had the supportof other Association members like ColinBerquest, Nga Utanga and Eric Newman whogave her the benefit of their experience. “Afterthis grounding, president of BPW PapamoaMount was not so daunting. I had alreadyserved an apprenticeship with the Associationand had watched and learnt from some reallygood people.”Clare said that with Greg O’Connor and otherAssociation members often in the news
commenting on topical issues, it is a greatpart of the Police to belong to, “each newcommittee member can learn a great dealwhile achieving something useful for therest of us.”Recently returning from LWOP, Clare will bestanding for her Association Committe nextyear. She said, “It [the Association] standsyou in good stead outside the Police, andmay start you on a track to anything at all.Like a congress in Melbourne.”
Clare Robertson, Tauranga Recruiting Sergeant(relieving), with 2 year old daughter Brie. Clarewill be representing NZ at an internationalBusiness and Professional Women congress inMelbourne in October 2002. Clare says, “Thereis no doubt that the skills I have learnt overthe years in the Association Committee roles,has assisted me in achieving this.”
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Police Association District & Area Committee Contacts 2002-2003
With the District and Area Annual General Meetings completed, we congratulate and warmly welcome the electedDistrict and Area Representatives below, (as at 18 July 2002).
Members are advised in the first instance to contact their local representatives, should they need Association Assistance.REGION 1 (NORTHLAND, NORTH SHORE/WAITAKERE) DIRECTOR: STEVE HAWKINS
Northland - Tie Line - 99000
Position Name Station PhoneConference Delegate Peter Stokes 09-430-4500 (Ext 99083)Secretary Ngaire McLachlan 09-430-4500 Ext 99172Chairperson Peter Masters 09-405-2983 Ext 98223Vice-Chairperson Warren Bunn (Ruakaka) 09-432-7719 Ext 98402Vice-Chairperson Glenn Lane (Onerahi) 09-436-9080 Ext 98380
North Shore - Tie Line - 97000
Position Name Station PhoneConf Del & Secretary Tony Lindsay (Hbr Bdge SOCO) 09-481-0333 Tie 94933Chairperson Linda Clarke (Takapuna) 09-489-4008 Ext 97626
Waitakere (Henderson) - Tie Line - 97000
Position Name Station PhoneConf Del & V-Chairperson Derek Lawford 09-832-3638 Ext 97043Secretary David Robertson 09-813-5613 Ext 97134Chairperson Brian Leonard 09-818-8526 Ext 97143
REGION 2 (AUCKLAND CITY, COUNTIES MANUKAU) DIRECTOR: MARK LEYSAuckland City - Tie Line - 95400
Position Name Station PhoneConference Delegates Anne Corbett (Comms) Ext 90100
Michael Cornell (Central) Ext 95905Secretary Denise Tizard 09-302-6596Chairperson Stuart Allsopp-Smith Ext 95533Vice-Chairperson Mike Cornell
Counties Manukau - Tie Line - 92700
Position Name Station PhoneConference Delegate Peter de Jong 09-259-0733Secretary Spencer Matthews (Otahuhu) 09-259-0618 Ext 90618Chairperson Richard Middleton 09-259-0733 Ext 90733
REGION 3 (WAIKATO, BAY OF PLENTY) DIRECTOR: TONY JEURISSENWaikato - Tie Line - 79500
Position Name Station PhoneConference Delegate Stuart Innes (City) 07-849-2347Conference Delegate Wayne Aberhart (Morrinsville) 07-889-5071Secretary Laurie Roycroft 07-858-6200Chairperson Jock Simpson 07-858-6200
Rotorua - Tie Line - 75600
Position Name Station PhoneConf Del & Chairperson Scott Thompson 07-346-9898Secretary Steve Canning 07-346-9915Vice-Chairperson Dennis Murphy
Tauranga - Tie Line - 77000
Position Name Station PhoneConference Delegate Mel Ridley 07-574-5308Secretary Ethne Heaver (Greerton) 07-577-8063Chairperson tba
Tokoroa / Taupo - Tie Line - 75000
Position Name Station PhoneConf Del & Secretary Alan Humphries (Tauranga) 07-378-6060Chairperson Rick Rudolph 07-886-5189
REGION 4 (EASTERN, CENTRAL) DIRECTOR: LOGAN ALDERSONGisborne - Tie Line - 69000
Position Name Station PhoneConference Delegate Steve Smith Ext 69111Secretary Caroline Fox 06-869-0251Chairperson Gavin Rendall Ext 69021Vice-Chairperson Greg Lexmond Ext 69020
Napier - Tie Line - 67000
Position Name Station PhoneConference Delegate Malcolm Lochrie 06-835-4688Secretary Maureen Smith 06-835-4688Chairperson Chris Cahill 06-835-4688 Ext 67037
Hastings - Tie Line - 67800
Position Name Station PhoneConf Del & Secretary Gary McFadyen 06-873-0500 Ext 67811Chairperson Greg Brown 06-873-0500 Ext 67838Vice-Chairperson Mike Wilkinson 06-873-0500
Taranaki
Position Name Station PhoneConf Del & Secretary Phil Rowe (Inglewood) 06-756-7999 Ext 62152Chairperson Dave MacKenzie (New Plymth) 06-759-5500 Ext 63067
Wanganui - Tie Line - 65000
Position Name Station PhoneConf Del & Chairperson Kevin Smith 06-349-0600 Ext 65009Secretary Gail Cato 06-349-0600 Ext 65065Vice-Chairman John Dale 06-349-0600 Ext 64591
Palmerston North - Tie Line - 65600
Position Name Station PhoneConf Del & Chairperson Kevin Allen 06-351-3600Secretary Colleen O’Byrne (Palm Nth) 06-351-2501 Ext 65501Vice-Chairperson Graeme Newberry 06-351-3600
Horowhenua Sub Area
Position Name Station PhoneSecretary Judy Jennings 06-366-0563 Ext 65405Chairperson Chris Sicely 06-366-0563 Ext 65475
Ruapehu Sub Area
Position Name Station PhoneSecretary/Treasurer Mike O’Brien (Nat Park) 07-892-2869 Ext 64320Chairperson Les Clarke (Taihape) 06-388-2170 Ext 64170
REGION 5 (WELLINGTON, OOC, RNZPC) DIRECTOR: STUART MILLSKapiti Mana
Position Name Station PhoneConference Delegate Andrew Fabish 04-238-1400Secretary Maurice Parker 04-238-0526Chairperson Rob Gregory 04-238-0526
Hutt - Tie Line - 47600
Position Name Station PhoneConference Delegate Roger Wasson (UH) 04-527-2329 DDI Ext 47429Secretary Carl Johnson (Upper Hutt) 04-528-4029Chairperson Graeme Cole (Lower Hutt) 04-560-2676 Ext 47676Vice-Chairperson Rodger Hough 04-527-2356 DDI Ext 47456
Wellington - Tie Line - 49000
Position Name Station PhoneConf Del & Chairperson Ron Lek 04-472-3000Secretary Dexter Traill 04 472-3000
Police College - Tie Line - 43000
Position Name Station PhoneConference Delegate Dave Bowman 04-238-3169Secretary Sheryl McCormick 04-238-3177Chairperson Horst MacZuga 04-238-3176
Office of The Commissioner - Tie Line - 44000
Position Name Station PhoneConf Del & Chairperson Mark Stallman 04-474-8859 DDI 44459Secretary Naomi Gray 04-474-9499
Wairarapa Sub Area
Position Name Station PhoneSecretary Hamish Milne 06-370-0300 Ext 47902Chairperson Mike McRandle 06-370-0300 Ext47905Deputy Chairperson Graeme Reisima 06 378-6166 Ext 47927
Regions 6 & 7 continued on page 115
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Large Numbers flocked to pay their respects to
fallen police officer, Detective Constable
Duncan John Taylor
“I will tell Campbell when he’s older his dad was a good man and good husbandand a good cop.” - Duncan’s wife Melanie Taylor
To the sound of the Police Pipe Band, over a thousand fellow police officers,including a number of dog squads from around the area, marched to theCathedral of the Holy Spirit, Broadway Palmerston North forming a full PoliceHonour Guard for the body of murdered colleague, Duncan John Taylor.
Detective Constable Duncan Taylor, 39, was shot and killed while attending anarmed confrontation in Rongatea, Manawatu, on July 5th, 2002.
The drums of the Police Pipe Band beat asolemn lament as Duncan’s family carried hiscasket into the Cathedral, with his widowMelanie and 11 month old son Campbellfollowing closely. Fellow police officersforming the guard of honour saluted theirfallen colleague in respect, as his casketpassed them.The Governor General, Dame Sylvia Cartwrightand NZ Prime Minister, Helen Clark wereamong many officials who paid their respectsby attending Duncan’s funeral. PoliceAssociation President Greg O’Connor said, “Ihad the honour of representing our membersat Duncan’s funeral, along with severalAssociation staff. Six representatives from thePolice Associations throughout Australia alsoattended, as a sign of solidarity for an officerwho has been slain on duty.”A serene Melanie Taylor, spoke warmly of herhusband “Dunk”, as a kind, simple and lovingman, she said “He befriended everyone and hisfriendship was genuine”. Melanie described herhusband as a “gentle giant” who at 6 foot 7inches was aware of his physical presence. Shesaid when he talked to people you would see
him moving his legs further and further apartto make himself lower and put them at ease,“of course, this had the effect of makinghimself very wide”.Duncan was made happy by the simple thingsin life she said, like “plenty of food” and V8supercar racing. “He was a Holden man” andhe was proud that his much loved son’s initials‘C-ampbell R-yan T-aylor’ matched those of theCommodore Racing Team.The couple had been together 15 years,sharing an enduring and profound love thathad grown stronger in time and been madecomplete with the birth of their son Campbellwhom Melanie said Duncan loved dearly. Itseemed fitting that at the beginning of theservice Melanie let Campbell play among theflowers around the foot of Duncan’s casket.Duncan’s older sister spoke of a happychildhood in Timaru, with the games of‘cowboys and indians’ giving way to sport. Shesaid that Duncan excelled in rugby,badminton and tennis, but his height madebasketball an obvious choice. Duncanrepresented NZ as a Tall Black, touring theUnited States in 1987.Joe Frost, Duncan’s long-time friend and oldbasketball coach paid tribute to his sportingtalent, saying Duncan had also discovered alove for squash over the years too. Joe saidthat when he asked Duncan a couple of weeksago how it was going in Fielding he said that
it was good. They had a good team out thereand a good boss who was a good squashplayer. He said “just got to remember to losea few before I’m coming up for myperformance appraisal.”Duncan Taylor was a heroCommissioner Rob Robinson, said in his eulogythat the family whose home the 16 year-oldoffender had driven too, where Duncan andcolleague Detective Constable, Jeanette Parkwere both shot, were convinced that the twopolice officers’ actions that day saved theirlives.Jeanette was shot in the leg and managed torun half a kilometre to a neighbour’s home,make a 10-10 call - Officer Down and evacuatethe occupant. Commissioner Robinson said ifthere had been any chance of saving Duncan’slife that day, she had given Police that chance.To the tune of ‘I vow to thee my country’,Melanie and Jeanette (in a wheelchair), alongwith Campbell carried by his Grandfather andthe rest of the family and close friends escortedDuncan’s casket from the Cathedral.His body was carried by his police colleaguesto the waiting funeral car and driven through aguard of honour including over 1000 police andofficial representatives from Australian policeforces and Associations and NZ Army, Airforceand Navy.Afterwards, funeral attendees flocked to signthe tribute book and talk with colleagues.Some had thought nothing of driving overseven hours to pay their respects to Duncan’sfamily and farewell a good and decent policeofficer, then leaving to drive another sevenhours home.But then that’s just what the Police family isabout isn’t it.
Police guard of honour as Duncan’s bodyis driven from the Cathedral.
Over a thousand fellow officers marched to the Cathedral forming a guard ofhonour for their fallen colleague.
Australian Association representatives attended Duncan’s funeral to show their respect for a fellowPolice Officer slain on duty. From left to right: Paul Mullen, Executive, Queensland Police Union; GregO’Connor, President, New Zealand Police Association; Janet Mitchell, Vice President, Police AssociationVictoria; Leon Kemp, President, Police Association of Tasmania; Kevin Looby, Executive, Western AustralianPolice Association; Peter Alexander, President, Police Association of South Australia and President of thePFA; Paul Huxtable, Executive, Police Association of New South Wales.
For more information see our website www.policeassn.org.nz
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Once Again...
Once again I awoke to an early start,And once again I said goodbye to myfamily,Once again my young boy cries as hisDad leaves...As once again I attend another earlyshift.Once again I am trying to settle familydisputes,And once again I am pulling peoplefrom wreaked cars,Once again I am abused by a disgruntledmotorist.But today a colleague is taken from myranks,And once again I am reminded of what Ido,Once again I am reminded of thedangers I face daily...Once again I feel part of something veryspecial.Once again I complete my timesheets,And once again I travel the journeyhome,Once again my family are there to greetme.But this time I hug them just a littlelonger,And this time I’m humbled for making ithome.Thank you for this insight...
... God Speed DuncanBrian YankoOtaki
Asian Community Donate Generously
to Taylor Family Trust
Association President Greg O’Connor and AsianCommunity Liaison Officer Kai Shao (right)with members of the Asian community,including (from the left) Dr Ronald Chen, fundraising organiser Jack Yeh, Eric Liu and PansyWong MP at the fund raising afternoon inPakuranga. Greg, when thanking the largegathering for their $17,000 contribution tothe Trust, spoke about how he had grown uphearing stories from his grandmother aboutthe tremendous contribution the Chinesecommunity had made to the development ofgoldfields on the West Coast and in Otago. Hecompared this to the contribution that samecommunity is making to New Zealand’s growthtoday. He said that their commitment to lawand order and contribution to the trust forDuncan Taylor’s family showed how much theyvalued New Zealand’s safe environment andthe job Police do.
DONATIONS FLOW INTO TRUST SET UP FOR TAYLOR FAMILY
“The senseless loss of a good, decent police officer affects all police deeply,” AssociationPresident Greg O’Connor said. “After being approached by many of our members andmembers of the public asking how they can help the Taylor family, the Police Associationset up the Duncan Taylor Memorial Trust.Donations have been flooding in from all over the country with the total of the trust nowover $120,000.One member ringing to find out how to donate echoed the very words many police feel at atime like this, “it could have been me and that could have been my family.”Donations can be made at local BNZ branchs or any police station. Cheques should bemade out to the “Duncan Taylor Memorial Trust “ and can also be forwarded c/- PO Box12344, Wellington.”
HIGH PRAISE FOR DUNCAN’S PROFESSIONALISM
AND CHARACTER FROM LEGAL FRATERNITY
This letter was directed to the Fielding StationI would be grateful if you would extend my most sincere sympathy to your staff for thedeath of Duncan Taylor. I know that Duncan was a good police officer. But thisdescription only tells part of the story.Over the past six months Duncan and I have had a client in common. The case was adelicate one, and one where it would have been easy for the Police to make disparagingcomments about my client, and unhelpful comments to meHowever, through out our dealings together, I found Duncan to be nothing butprofessional, sensible, realistic, honest, intelligent, and hard working. Duncan kept meinformed about further enquires, considered various options in an effort to resolve thecase effectively from the prosecution and defence point of view, and made timely andthorough disclosure. As a result of his professional attitude, the case will be resolvedshort of a hearing.I also became aware of Duncan’s keen sense of humour and his overwhelming love andpride for his young son. We compared small children stories together and made jokesabout what police officers in the country get up to. I believed that I had made a friend.I am deeply saddened by Duncan’s tragic death, and I have no doubt that the loss feltby his colleagues will be profound.SANDY BAIGENT, BARRISTER
Note to our members: As with any tragedy like this the Association and Welfare Fund’sjob was to be there for our members and their families, so on your behalf and alongsidePolice management we provided on-ground support to Duncan’s family, Jeanette Park andother members affected by the tragedy.
Melanie Taylor (centre right) and Jeanette Park support each other as they with family andfriends follow Duncan’s casket as his colleagues carry his body from the Cathedral.
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SPORTS NEWS
Police Council of Sport
To contact the Police Council of Sport, call Linda Duncan at the RNZPC. Ph: (04) 238 3139
Cross Country 2002 Championship
circuit - the kind Harriers love
2003 NORTH ISLAND
POLICE GOLF CHAMPS
2003 North Island Police Golf Champswill be hosted by the Hamilton PoliceGolf Club on 9th, 10th and 11th February2003 at the Lochiel Golf Club, Hamilton.Open to all current serving or retiredmembers of NZ police, players must haveeither a slope handicap from a registeredclub or a certified police golf handicap.The cost:COUNCIL OF SPORT MEMBERS $85.00NON-COUNCIL OF SPORT MEMBERS $100.00This includes five rounds of golf,lunches, presentation dinner and prizesAn entry form and the conditions ofentry are available on the PoliceAssociation website:www.policeassn.org .nz, or contact: PatBurke (Cambridge), extn: 78573 or (07)823 0673 or Nikki Mitchell (Hamilton),extn: 79619 or (07) 858 6319.LIMITED TO FIRST 128 PAID ENTRIES
The 19 June event attracted 62 competitorsat Napier’s Mission Vineyards close to thefamous ‘Concert in the Vines’ venue.Organiser Neville Haggart prepared the kindof course harriers love; a twisting, turning,undulating 2km circuit over roughish turfwith a short, very steep hill. Veteran andopen men ran five laps while women,veteran women and ‘draughthorses’ (over95kgs) completed three.First time in 31 years Walkers alsocompeteFor the first time in the event’s 31 yearhistory, walkers also competed with CarolRomotowski, Heather Mills and DeeMatheson all of Napier crossing the linetogether.At the prize-giving, Neville Haggartacknowledged the Police Council of Sport’s$1,500 grant towards the championships. Healso noted the participation of retired seniorsergeant Mick Cull, one of the two foundersof the original event in 1973 andacknowledged Joe Franklin and Tim Masterswho, having competed in 22 of the 31events, had both top-scored in a number ofchampionships.
Results:Open women 6000m, 1 Hayley Shearer (NP),2 Lou Greaney (Na), 3 Lara Beisly (Hend), 4Karen Doig (Hast), 5 Susan Corrin (Auck).Veteran women (0/35) 6000m, 1 KatePirovano (PN), 2 Adele Marsh (Na), 3 NadeneRichmond (Av), 4 Lois Simpson C/Mkau), 5Kath Graham (Mas).Open men 10,000m, 1 Aaron White (Wang),2 Robert Conder (Wang), 3 Mike Signal (Wn),4 Steve Westlake (Ak), 5 Ali Methven (Ham),6 Glen Turner (L/H), 7 Destry Gourlay (N/Shr), 8 Graham Shields (Ham), 9 Glen Yule(Has), 10 Luke Shadbolt (Has).Veteran men (o/40) 10,000m, 1 LachieCameron (Dun), 2 Mark Chillingworth (Ak), 3Henry Wotton (Ham), 4 Mark O’Connor(Hend), 5 Tim Masters (Tg), 6 Lindsay Duncan(OoC), 7 Bazz Bailey (OoC), 8 Jock Hodgson(Ker), 9 Wayne Middlemiss (Has), 10 Mick Culland Joe Franklin (ret).Draugthorse (o/95kg) 6000m, 1 Mike Burn(Na), 2 Dustin Watts (Na), 3 Bryan Smith(Has), 4 Gordi Meyer (Av), 5 VaughanMcAllister, (Mang), 6 Andy Fitzgerald (Has), 7John McCarthy (Na), 8 Craig Davis (Na), 9Dean Furminger (Mas), 10 Nick Clere (Na).
Cross Country Champion
regains crown
Dunedin’s Lachie Cameron regained the CrossCountry Champion’s title in Napier in June, beatinglast year’s winner Rob Conder, Wanganui by almosttwo minutes. Aaron White also of Wanganui finishedsecond, just six seconds behind the winner.Cameron had been the crosscountry champ for sixconsecutive years when last year, newly graduatedConder of Wanganui out-sprinted him over the last500m. This year Conder finished third.Cameron loved the testing course. He, White andConder jostled shoulder-to-shoulder for three of thefive laps, by which time the powerfully builtCameron had sussed out that the rangy harriersweren’t as strong as he was on the hills. He kickedat the bottom early in the fourth lap, opening upsix seconds on White and almost two minutes onConder.
Watts Sheared by one second in Senior WomensCross Country ChampsHayley Shearer of New Plymouth emerged as seniorwoman champ pipping Dustin Watts, Napier by just one second. Lara Beisly ofHenderson was third. (Last year’s champ Nyla Carrol did not compete.) Kate Pirovano ofPalmerston North won the Veteran Women just a minute ahead of Adele Marsh of Napierwith Nadene Richmond, Henderson, three seconds behind Adele.
NZ Police Cross Country
Team includes Winning
Trans-Atlantic Rower
Winning Trans-Atlantic Rower, Constable SteveWestlake was among those selected for the NZPolice Cross Country Team to compete at theNorth Island Cross Country Championships inTaupo on 6 July.The team selected:Manager: S/Sgt Neville Haggart.Open women: Nyla Carroll, Manurewa; LouGreaney; NapierVeteran women: Constables Kate PirovanoPalmerston North; Adele Marsh, Napier; DetNadine Richmond, Avondale; PEO Lois SimpsonManakau.Senior men: Constables Robert Conder,Wanganui; Aaron White, Wanganui; Mike Signal,Wellington Maritime; Steve Westlake, Auckland.Veteran men: Detective Lachie Cameron,Dunedin; Sgt Mark Chillingworth, Massey;Constable Henry Wotton, Hamilton; Insp MarkO’Connor, Henderson; S/Sgt Tim Masters,Tauranga.
Lauchie Cameron, Police CrossCountry Champ 2002, also tookout the NZ North Island OpenVeteren Men’s title in Taupo.Congratulations Lauchie.
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N e w Z e a l a n d P o l i c e A s s o c i a t i o n N e w s l e t t e r
By Ricky Collins
Keen on Wine
Now that we’ve hopefully seen offthe worst of the winter of 2002, itcould be time to start thinkingabout where to head for the nextsummer holiday. My family hasalready indicated that the Nelsonarea is a distinct possibility. Thishas brought back fond memories, asduring the early nineties I spentvirtually every summer holiday atthe Kaiteriteri Holiday Camp withgood friends, enjoying what aNelson holiday had to offer.
Strangely enough, I looked forwardto the first overcast or rainy day atKaiteriteri, as that always becamethe annual wine tour of the Nelsonarea. Someone drew the shortstraw and became designated driverfor the day, and off we’d head to trythe latest vintage of Nelson wines.
There are a number of great littlewineries worth checking out in thearea, but first a bit of backgroundinfo on what makes up the Nelsonwine region. Nelson is now one ofthe fastest growing wine regions inthe country made up of mainlyboutique wineries that focus onproducing quality wines. At lastcount there are at least twentyproducers in the region, and thatnumber is growing. The mainreasons for this growth are the idealconditions and availability of land.Nelson’s warm climate and highlevel of sunshine hours give mostwine varieties the chance to ripenfully, and land that was previouslydedicated to fruit crops is nowsteadily being converted to wineplantings, as the viability of thosecrops dwindles. Where Marlboroughhas Sauvignon Blanc as its flagshipvariety, Nelson does equally wellwith a number of varieties.Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling andChardonnay all do well here, but Isuspect Pinot Noir will become theshining star of the region in thefuture.
What makes up the
Nelson Wine Area?
Nelson Wineries worth
checking out
If you are in the Nelson area oversummer, make sure you set a dayaside for a wine tour. Wineriesworth checking out in the hillcountry include Spencer Hill,Neudorf Vineyards, Glovers andMoutere Hills. Spencer Hill hasbeen producing some veryinteresting Chardonnay under theirown label and the Tasman Bay labelfor a number of years. Likewise,Neudorf’s Moutere Chardonnay isconsistently regarded as one of thebest in the country. If you like abit of grip in your red wine, then avisit to Nelson’s tannin king, DaveGlover is a must. And in recentyears the very affordable Pinot Noirproduced at Moutere Hills hasimpressed me.
On the plains, be sure to stop forlunch and a tasting at SeifriedEstate. Their wines are consistentlywell made and are great value formoney. The Pinot Noir atGreenhough is one of the bestexamples in the region. The latestRiesling from Te Mania Estate isdefinitely worth checking out and ifyou enjoy dessert wines, be sure tocall at Waimea Estates.
Wine of the Week
Seifried Estate 2001 Old CoachRoad Cabernet/Malbec/Merlot$13 RRPThe 2001 vintage has producedsome superb red wines from theNelson region. Even the entry-levelwines seem to have benefited fromthe great growing conditions, asthis wine demonstrates. I recentlypoured this wine blind to a friendof mine, who is a keen wine tasterand he was blown away when Irevealed what it was. The ripespicy fruit flavours, with a structurenot usually present in wines of thisprice range make it a great buy. Awine that is definitely fighting outof it’s weight division.
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This column is written by a frontline police officer. It does notrepresent the views or policies of the Police Association.
View From The Bottom
BY CO N S TA B L E IA M KE E N
It’s a Bob’s Life ......... By Rohan Stace
Why has everything
become so
complicated?
For example, why are prosecutorsnot part of the station any more?It seems that they have been cut-off from Police, even to the pointwhere they drive rental cars and, insome areas, are in a building downthe road.
Also - why has this appraisal thingbecome such a nightmare?You only need a few direct reportsto know how hard it is to follow theprocess to the letter, or to get an‘outstanding’ rating for a staffmember. I wonder whether thebosses practice what they preach onthis one?
Why are police being held out asthe answer to all things crimerelated?Sure, it’s our job to catch thecriminals and to prevent crimewhere we can. But it isn’t our job,for example, to try to teach kids tobehave. We can visit schools and dothe police thing, but talk of puttingpolice in schools is only going tostretch things further than they arealready.
And why is it so easy to get a hit ofmeth and yet police still can’tsearch for the stuff?All this talk about cannabis reallyhas missed the point. As if it’scannabis that is keeping thenightclubs open till the sun comesup.
And why didthey lower thedrinking age?
And why is the job so bent onlooking backwards at what we’vedone?When you look at our timesheets,we’re getting more and more likeaccountants everyday. Most, if notall, of the nonsense on mytimesheet is meaningless. Andtalking of timesheets. I wonderwhat the code is for medalceremonies.
In any case, it isn’t something thatwould be familiar to one boss whotransferred recently. Apparently
after they were gone staff found abunch of long service and goodconduct medals (including a coupleof 35yr medals) left in draws - somehad been sitting there over a year!
Never mind splitting offprosecutors, or putting cops inschools, or fancy appraisal ortimesheet systems - how aboutdoing the basics right. The systemdoesn’t offer much, other thangetting paid each fortnight and thefeeling of having done a good job.Most cops don’t get to travelextensively and all the other perks,but they should be able to expectthe simple consideration of anacknowledgement for their lengthof service.
Memorial
WallOur sympathies to all our members’ families for thosewho have passed away in recent months...
We remember... Who passed away...
SOUTHWICK, F 19 June 2002 RetiredREAD, Alan Ernest 03 July 2002 RetiredHALL, Trevor Joseph 08 July 2002 RetiredBLACKBURN, John Frederick 12 July 2002 RetiredTAYLOR, Duncan John 05 July 2002 ServingSAUNDERS, Mary Naomi 09 July 2002 RetiredRASINK, Paul Anthony 10 July 2002 Partner
Please advise us by writing to the Editor, NZPA News,PO Box 12344, Wellington, or emailing: [email protected],if there are any other members who have passed away.
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A new holiday home has been purchased for members in HanmerSprings, North Canterbury, which brings the total of homesavailable for members to enjoy to 43.Hanmer Springs is a very popular destination with lots of activitiesincluding thermal pools, horse riding and other outdoor pursuits.The home itself is situated in an elevated, sunny position withlovely views over the local area. It has three bedrooms and sleeps6 with a large open kitchen, dining, lounge area.
The home will be available forbooking from 1 September or earlier,so check with the Customer ServiceCentre 0800 500 122 or on thewebsite booking system, in the‘Members only’ areawww.policeassn.org.nz .
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hidden (7)7. Index a mineral before you
inspect (7)8. Bung in a thousand and have no
feeling (7)9. Heart of the matter? (5)12. It’s camp time, so don’t collide
(7)13. The start of L.A. (3)14. Down and outer? Or just hike (5)15. Boyzone losing by a layer (5)16. A kind of drawing? (3)17. Dump ION on driver could have
another result (7)18. Quite windy? (5)21. A lining held together by (7)22. Seaman I think will forget what
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chessboard? (10)4. Till analogies combine, we’ll
make into Laws (13)5. A short explosive (4)6. Speed and become all tied up (4)9. A degree in portions finally soaks
in (10)10. Outlines or just reaches a
satisfactory result (10)11. Snapped age banding debate so
point the fingers (10)19. Goals (4)20. See five hundred grow (4)July 2002 AnswersAcross1.Glock4.Accosts8.Inter9.Swear in
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Vista from above home.
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Letters to the Editor “Write It Here! Letters to the Editor are welcome.Signed letters are preferred, but in all cases the writer’s name and address must be supplied. Names will bepublished unless there is a good reason for anonymity. All letters are edited”.
LETTER OF APPRECIATION
I have recently been cleared to return to fullduty after being injured while on duty inKaitaia almost 3 years ago.Although my stay up in the Far North wasshort I thoroughly enjoyed working with thestaff at the station who are all very acceptingand friendly people. I was reminded of thiswhile in Middlemore Hospital, a 5 1/2 hourdrive from Kaitaia, when on occasion smallgroups of them kept showing their faces atthe end of my bed offering encouragement.My wife and I wouId like to thank the KaitaiaCIB inquiry team, for an excellent job andgood result with the quick and successfulprosecution of the offender. It undoubtedlyreduced a lot of stress and anger on our part.We would also like to offer our sincereappreciation and thanks to all those whogave us such tremendous support after theincident. The letters, cards, flowers, and giftsby people in and out of the Police offeringencouragement and support, wereoverwhelming but gladly received.I was visited by several police officers whilein hospital from various parts of New Zealandwhom, although I did not know, felt itimportant to come and wish me well. I wasamazed at the comradeship displayed bythem. It is good to be part of an organisationwith these sorts of people in it.We would also like to thank the PoliceAssociation for the advice and support givenby them.Thank you all.Const McCormack & FamilyAuckland
“MUSHROOM
TREATMENT” JUSTIFIED
Your correspondent Kris McGehan, whomdescribes himself as a journalist with morethan 20 years in that discipline, hasconfirmed for me at least, that his diatribe inresponse to a previous article by Constable“Iam keen”, is ample proof, that the“mushroom” treatment is absolutely justifiedin certain cases.Whilst he too, might use your newsletter toexpress an opinion on the value of theregular column by “I am a Keen” he hasclearly demonstrated that he does notunderstand nor ever will be able tocomprehend the nature of police work.Yes, there was a time in years gone by that arespectful relationship existed twixt Policeand media, however it is equally clear thatthe media has allowed police stories andinvestigations to be published at a tabloidlevel and often without investigation of thewhole background.
The late Chief Inspector Monty Timms used tosay that the “worms eye view” of police workis usually the most accurate.I sincerely hope that “Iam Keen” willcontinue his column expressing just that, a“worms eye view”, long may he continue.Rik H E Bos, Wellington
MEDIA MAKE GREAT
PAINS TO “KNOCK” THE
POLICE
I have been in the Police for 25 years andalways enjoy the “View from the Bottom”. Ido not have any sympathy for the media andfind the letter from Kris McGehan quitepitiful.The media take great pains to “knock” thePolice on every occasion they can. Theexample from Constable Iam Keen in the Julynewsletter is a classic.I had similar dealings with the media someyears ago. There was a major headline on thefront page of the local newspaper“Policeman’s Dog Savages Toddler”.Firstly, if I had been a clerk or a bus driver, Iam sure it wouldn’t even have made thenewspaper. Secondly, the media never hadthe decency to interview me prior topublishing the story. And lastly, when Iapproached the media with a statementoutlining the truth and my side, they werenot interested and never printed it.For the record a child did receive an injury inmy house when I was at work. He caught hisear on the underside of a table while he wasplaying with my dog. A consultantpathologist reviewed the case and made areport that the injury was not consistent witha dog bite.I know that the media are a necessary tool insolving crime but I cannot condone it whenthe media sensationalise matters involvingthe Police members. From a personal point ofview I do not have much faith in the media.Peter Lieshout, Invercargill
IAM KEEN “TRAFFIC
BASHING”
I have just read the latest instalment of the“traffic bashing column” from Constable “Iamkeen”.As always, the column is headed up with thestatement that the correspondent’s columndoes not reflect the views of the Association.What the Association has to realise is that byconstantly printing these negative commentsabout Traffic and Traffic staff they are seen tobe supporting these views, and areundermining the good work a largeproportion of their members contribute to.
Iam Keen and the Association are to besupported, and should be fighting for moreresources for crime, but this should not bedone by perpetuating pre-1992 “superior”views about Traffic.Iam Keen rightfully takes issues in hiscolumn about the way Constable A has beendealt with and the twisting of facts. Thisequally applies to the first half of what hehas written.Derek Erasmus, Christchurch
PSYCH HARM WORKING
PARTY SHOULD LOOK AT
RECRUITS
I read with a good deal of interest the articleabout the work of the Police PsychologicalHarm Working Party in your latest issue.Even more so, where certain groups havebeen identified of being most at risk ofpsychological harm and that work has begunwith photographers and communicationcentre staff.However, it seems to me that the mostimportant group of persons have beenexcluded or not included, namely the newentrants/recruits into the Police.From my own experience, it is clear that somepolice staff were traumatised in or throughall manner of events, either psychologicallyor physically in their early formative years.While many men and women were able tohide these events, there were times thatthese surfaced during or as a consequence toan unpleasant or difficult police task orinvolvement.Perhaps it is not too late for the workingparty to take a step back and attempt todevelop a framework for assessing the risk ofpsychological harm for new entrants?This note is in no way intended to minimisethe efforts of the Administration andAssociation to come at last, to grips withthese issues.Rik Bos, WellingtonAssociation Industrial Officer, and Healthand Safety representative, Amanda Craigreplies... Thanks for your letter. I can reassureyou that new entrants/recruits have not beenexcluded. Constables with less than 2 yearsexperience are one of the groups identified asbeing most at risk of psychological harm.Therefore, they are one of the groups, whichhas priority.One framework which gives the Working Partya process for identifying the particular issuesfor each group will be used so a consistentapproach is taken. Choosing the rightframework is essential and the Working Partyhas been doing a lot of work in that area.
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N e w Z e a l a n d P o l i c e A s s o c i a t i o n N e w s l e t t e r
NoticesInvercargill Police Station ReunionLabour Weekend24/25/26 October 2003Expressions of interest in a reunion of exstaff (sworn and non-sworn) are calledfor.It is envisaged that a reunion will beheld in Invercargill commencing with aget-together on Friday evening the 24thof October 2003, with a dinner on theSaturday night and farewells on theSunday.Your interest should be communicated to:Jill Slaughter, Winton Station,Ext 32200, [email protected] orPauline Flanders, Invercargill Station,PO Box 808, Invercargill, Ext 31064,[email protected]
40-year Reunion of Harry CampinRecruit Wing - Date ChangeExpressions of interest in a 40-yearreunion of the Number 22, Harry CampinRecruit Wing, that entered TrenthamPolice Training School, 15 January 1963,were called for in the last issues of NZPAPolice News for July 2002.The reunion organisers would like toadvise those interested, that the dateproposed has been moved back aweekend because of Easter to25-26 April 2003.Expressions of interest should becommunicated to Paul Sheriff, 78 FlynnRoad, Hamilton, Phone (07) 856 6171.
Election 2002 - Stop Press
by Association President, Greg O’ConnorA minority Labour-led coalition
government, adecimated National Party, asmorgasbord of minority partiesincluding Peter Dunne’s United Partyin parliament. That was the feature ofthe weekend election.From an Association point of view, itlooks relatively status quo.Law and order featured highly invirtually all parties’ campaigns. Thechallenge will be to turn thosepromises into policy which results inthe legislation and resources to allowpolice to satisfy public demands forsafer and better patrolled streets; andwhich allows police to instil inoffenders a belief they will get caughtif they offend. And of courselegislation, which protects policeofficers from private prosecution andidentification when they have beenfound to have been lawfully carryingout their duties.The last cabinet were evidently upsetwith the Commissioner’s decision tolaunch the ‘paintergate’ enquiry.Those of us used to the puritanicaltemplate applied to any allegedtransgressions in Police wereunsurprised, but we hope that thetensions in the relationship between
the Minister and the Commissionerwe saw early in the last term are notrepeated as a result.All in all, this is as good a result aswe could have hoped for. GeorgeHawkins delivered well for police lastterm and his tireless visits to policestations around the country havegiven him a good understanding oflife on the frontline. We could do alot worse than to have him return asPolice Minister.Interestingly, only one ex-policeofficer, Clem Simich was elected froma long list of hopefuls. Traditionally,ex-police have entered parliamentthrough the National Party, howeverwith traditional voting patternsaltered (maybe forever), it makes youwonder whether the next crop of ex-police hopefuls will enter throughother parties? Certainly individualpolice politics appear to be reflectingthis. Could we see a green ex-policecandidate one-day soon?
Correction
Those that noticed the reference to theElection in 2003, do not stress with thethought of having to live through yetanother election again next year. Thiswas an error and should have actually
referred to the Election in 2002. We hopewe didn’t cause too much panic.
REGION 6 (TASMAN, CANTERBURY) DIRECTOR: MIKE WALLNelson - Tie Line - 39000
Position Name Station PhoneConf Del & Secretary Diana (Penny) Paterson 03-546-3840 Ext 39090Chairperson Brian Wood (Stoke) 03-547-6212 Ext 38332
Christchurch - Tie Line - 36400
Position Name Station PhoneConference Delegate Craig Prior (Sumner) 03-326-4300Secretary Adrienne Senior (Central) 03-363-7804Chairperson Paul Visser TBA
Canterbury Rural - Tie Line 35760
Position Name Station PhoneConf Del & Chairperson Jug Price (Culverden) 03-315-3070 Ext 35970Secretary Fay Simpson (Selwyn) 03-347-6750 Ext 35330Ashburton contact Jim Sole 03-307-8420 Ext 35620
South Canterbury - Tie Line
Position Name Station PhoneConf Del & Chairperson Peter Burt (Timaru) 03-688-4199 Ext 35003Secretary Paul Hampton (Timaru) 03-688-4199 Ext 35031
West Coast (Greymouth) - Tie Line
Position Name Station PhoneConf Del & Chairperson John Canning (Westport) 03-789-7339Secretary Diane Glover (Greymouth) 03-768-1604
Blenheim
Position Name Station PhoneSecretary Sherryl Cameron 03-579-2849 Ext 38849Chairman Peter Halligan 03-579-2841 Ext 38841Vice-Chairperson Maurice Horne 03-574-2011 Ext 38841
REGION 7 (SOUTHERN) DIRECTOR: DAVE STEELDunedin - Tie Line - 33000
Position Name Station PhoneConference Delegate Laurie McNeil (South Dunedin) 03-456-0881 DDI Ext 34131Secretary Christine Townsend (Nth Dun CPC) 03-473-6804 DDI Ext 34704Chairperson Brett Roberts (Nth Dun CPC)
Otago - Tie Line - 34800 (Oamaru) 34400 (Alexandra)
Position Name Station PhoneConf Del & Secretary Bruce Dow (Oamaru) 03-433-1400Chairperson Brian Seymour (Alexandra) 03-448-8013Vice-Chairperson Derek Beveridge (Oamaru) 03-433-1400
Southland - Tie Line - 31000
Position Name Station PhoneConf Del & Chairperson Ross Smolenski 03-214-4039 Ext 31078Secretary Luana Tinker 03-214-4039 Ext 32000
Reminder for all members with Sworn
Group Life, Non-sworn Group Life and
Supplementary Life insurance.
All members with Sworn Group Life, Non-sworn Group Lifeand Supplementary Life insurance have been written toand asked to fill in a new Revocable Nomination form.This new nomination form advises Police Welfare FundInsurances, who the benefactors of your life cover are.The form will replace and update any existing form, soit is imperative that all members return it as soon aspossible. If you need another form call 0800 500 122.
Association District & Area Committees - continued from page 107
N e w Z e a l a n d P o l i c e A s s o c i a t i o n N e w s l e t t e rAugust 2002
