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Martin, Sergeant, Driver Training
The concrete jungle of South London was home for me when I grew up during the 1970s and 80s. My community had a huge impact on my development and helped me create strong bonds with my family, friends, and home.
I don’t remember a time when I wasn’t kicking a football against the neighbour’s wall dreaming of playing in the FA Cup final taking part in the great game with my heroes. Football was my life.
Officer numbers were not provided as some matters may involve more than one staff member, while other cases may not involve an identified staff member or were more “thematic in nature”. Counties Manukau had the most referrals with 33, while Waikato had 30 and Auckland City 22. Police National Headquarters, the Royal New Zealand Police College, National groups, and communications had 19 referrals to the NIU in total.
Do you know more? Email sam.sherwood@stuff.co.nz The NIU had charged only one officer, from the Wellington District, with supplying a Class B controlled drug. They were no longer employed by police. Police professional conduct Superintendent Jason Guthrie said the unit received information from a wide variety of sources, much of it often incomplete or potentially unreliable.
Source: New Zealand Police (National News)
Superintendent Willi Fanene (Fata Willi) was welcomed this week to Wellington into his new role of National Partnerships Manager for Pacific Peoples for New Zealand Police.
An ‘ava ceremony was held at the Royal New Zealand Police College for him in the true Samoan tradition.
Fata Willi, the 44-year veteran has been based at Police National Headquarters (PNHQ) since May where his fits into the new structure within Police Māori Pacific and Ethnic Services. His position sits alongside Superintendent Anaru Pewhairangi, managing Māori, and Superintendent Rakesh Naidoo overseeing Ethnic partnerships.
Superintendent Fanene says, “It’s not lost on me that I don’t have that long to go in Police so I am motivated to achieve as much as possible and lay a solid foundation for the next person who will take over from me.”
Former cop claims sexual harassment, groping by officers
(Photo / NZ Herald) Sun, 4 Jul 2021, 1:07PM
A former Wellington police officer s life became hell after a sergeant sexually harassed her while she was at training college.
When she made it onto the force, things didn t get better, and she claimed she was groped by a more senior officer and bullied.
Laura, who did not want her real name used, had always wanted to be a cop so when she finally got into Police College it felt like a dream come true, but within weeks it came crashing down.
She claimed that the head of her training wing told her she would have to sleep her way to passing Police College, which she said was him propositioning her.