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PoliceNewsThe Voice of PoliceThe Voice of PoliceVOLUME 44 • NUMBER 7 • august 2011188Keeping an eye on the Rugby World CupNZ Police Association Police News is the magazine ofthe New Zealand Police Association and incorporates theNew Zealand Police Journal first published in 1937.August 2011, Vol. 44, No.7ISSN 1175-9445Deadline for next issue Monday 14 August, 2011.Published by the New Zealand Police AssociationP.O. Box 12344, Willbank House, 57 Willis Street, Wellington.Phone: (04) 496 6800, Facsmile: (04) 471 1309Editor: Steve PlowmanEmail: editor@policeassn.org.nzWebsite: www.policeassn.org.nzPrinted by City Print Communications, Wellington.Opinions expressed are not necessarily those of theAssociation.COPYRIGHT: NZPA Police News must not be reproduced inpart or as a whole without the formal consent of the copyrightholder – the New Zealand Police Association.ContentsFrom the President 187190Rugers and lugers206Rugby league team victorious• Front page: BRAVERY ACKNOWLEDGED: From left toright: Senior Constable Dennis Hurworth, Detective SergeantTim Smith, Len Holmwood, Senior Constable Paul Symondsand Constable Michael Burne recently received the NZBravery Star in a ceremony at Government House. They wereamong 14 people honoured for their bravery during the armedsiege at Napier, which claimed the life of Senior Constable LenSnee and wounded Senior Constables Grant Diver and BruceMiller and civilian Len Holmwood. See story on page 193 -Photo courtesy of The Dominion Post and Kent Blechynden.K9 units go high tech in US and Europe 187Police well prepared for the 2011 Rugby World Cup 188Police Health Plan rule changes 189Make sure your Benefit Nomination Form is up to date 189A day in the life of the Police Armoury Team 190/1NZ Police begin to scale back deployments to the Solomon Islands 192Napier police receive bravery awards/PFCU Board election 193Association supports Law Commission’s recommendations on ‘legal highs’ 194/5Synthetic DNA kit making its mark on school burglaries 195Police Home Loans News – selling (and buying) a home 196Mental health nurses based at Chch Central prove their worth 197Special time for Kiwi officers at Peace Officers’ Memorial Day 198/201The big Canterbury quake – one cop’s experience 202/4Holiday home availability chart 204View from the bottom (I Am Keen)/Memorial Wall 205Sports News 206/8Keen on wine/Copper’s crossword 209Letters to the Editor 210/1Useful information and contacts 211Planning your leave for 2011 212Those wishing not to receive a personal copyof Police News should contact the Editor(editor@policeassn.org.nz) to be removedfrom the distribution list.186 August 2011
New Zealand Police Association“There is no better learning than to haveto justify actions later in Court, and thesometimes-excruciating examinationshelp us think beyond the immediatenext time.”The value of experienceThere’s not much that happens inthe world of politics, media, or evendisasters, which doesn’t have a policedimension somewhere.In New Zealand, we have Commissionsof Inquiry underway into both theChristchurch earthquakes and the PikeRiver Mine disaster.Our roles will be under scrutiny, andwith the alleged Israeli espionage issuearound the earthquake dominating thefront pages as I write this, no doubtpolice involvement will be examined.It is a tribute to the professionalism ofpolice that despite the facts having tohave been well known to a significantnumber of officers, nothing leaked fromus.Likewise, I am confident police actionsat Pike River will be shown to have beencorrect and professional.Given the problems our colleaguesin the London Metropolitan Policeare experiencing following the phonehacking scandal, it is timely for us toremind ourselves of one of the bestgovernors of behaviour: asking thequestion: “How will this look on the sixo’clock news?”How often do we ourselves, on readingor hearing of an event unfoldingwhich causes embarrassment, legaldifficulties and scandal for individualsand organisations, say: “What were theythinking?”The reality of it is that often theyweren’t.The best tool we have as cops tokeep ourselves safe, physically and interms of reputation, is to be able tolook beyond the immediate situationconfronting us. Our environmentprepares us for this because so oftenthe situation is subsequently analysedin Court by a judge and jury. Thereis no better learning than to have tojustify actions later in Court, and thesometimes-excruciating examinationshelp us think beyond the immediatenext time.That’s why experience is so important.Unfortunately, in a world where we tryto quantify everything which goes intoCVs, it’s difficult to weigh experience.Lack of experience can be easilymeasured when that is exposed by theinquiries I referred to at the beginning.I’m sure Messrs Murdoch, Whittall,and Netanyahu will all be hoping theyget a chance to apply lessons from thesituations they currentlyfind themselves in.K9 units go high tech in US and EuropeIn a sign of the changing face ofpolicing, with advancements intechnology, the days of the hightechpolice dog have arrived. Inthe USA, Canada and Europe,high-tech armour for police dogsis allowing dog handlers to seewhat their charges are doing and toissue commands by microphone,according to Jane’s Police ProductReview magazine.The dogs wear a protective vestequipped with a wireless camera,built-in speakers and a microphone.The equipment allows the doghandler to see what the dog sees andissue commands through the audiosystem attached to the dog.The K9 Storm vest and equipment iscustomised for each dog and is currentlybeing used by the US Tobacco andFirearms Agency, the Royal CanadianMounted Police, the Italian Polizia andspecial units in the Rotterdam PoliceDepartment.Long range“This will change the way dogs aremanaged in emergencies,” Gloria Slater,Vice-President and co-founder of K9Storm said. “It will extend the handler’srange to 300 yards,” she added.The Intruder is the company’s lightestcamera and audio system and weighsunder 1.5 kilograms and comes with aprice tag of $US20,000 ($NZ25,960).Andy Suyer, a dog handler in theAuburn Police Department in theUSA, said: “A suspect fled a trafficstop, and I sent my dog, with merunning after. As the dog corneredthe suspect, the man turned and firedat least seven rounds from a .45 autoat a distance of less than 10 feet. Atleast two rounds hit the vest. The dogwas not injured and continued tofight, putting the suspect down.”The K9 vest weighs between 1.5 and3 kilograms depending on the size ofthe dog and the vest ordered. The vestcomes in seven different versions andthe weight is evenly distributed acrossthe dog’s body.Article © IHS Global Limited 2010. Reproduced withpermission.August 2011187
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