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Tasman police district gains six new constables
Tasman police district gains six new constables
Six of the 75 constables who graduated yesterday from the Royal New Zealand Police College are headed for the Tasman police district.
Prime Minister Helen Clark attended yesterday’s graduation ceremony of Wing 208 at the College, along with wing patron Dick Hubbard.
The Tasman police district includes Nelson and surrounding Bays as well as the West Coast.
Police Minister George Hawkins said the additional constables would all begin duties within the month.
Yesterday’s graduates included 60 male officers and fifteen women. Of these 16 identified as Maori and eight as having Pacific Island heritage.
They now begin a two-year
period of on the job training before becoming fully fledged
constables with the opportunity to work in range of
specialist police
careers.
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