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PoliceNewsThe Voice of PoliceNew Zealand Police begin to scale backdeployments to the Solomon IslandsBy Deb Stringer, Communications AssistantNew Zealand Police have slowly begunto withdraw from the Solomon Islandsto allow the country to stand on its owntwo feet.New Zealand Police officers originallytravelled to the country as part of theRegional Assistance Mission to theSolomon Islands (RAMSI) project, torebuild the country’s law and orderinfrastructure which was torn apart bycivil war between 1998 and 2003.The Manager of Overseas AssistanceProgrammes, Inspector Roly Williams,said the project had reached its “naturalend”.“We have been there since 2003 and inrecent years our role has moved to moreof a supporting one.“During this time the Royal SolomonIsland Police Force (RSIPF) has beenable to replenish and regroup, and arenow in the process of building up theircapabilities.”Slow and steadyMr Williams signalled that New ZealandPolice’s withdrawal would be slow toensure the changeover ran smoothly.“When we began we had 35 staffdeployed there. We are now down to30 and by the end of the year that willdrop to 24.“In five years’ time we plan to havewithdrawn completely. However,there is a chance that we will be partof an on-going presence, which willbe undertaken by New Zealand andAustralia after this time,” he told PoliceNews.Solomon Islands Prime Minister DannyPhillip supported the move as hebelieved it was time the RSIPF took onmore of the police work.“I think there is an important investmentof our own resources into our own localpolice here to strengthen, to improveand to consolidate our own policeforce,” he said.• Detective Anita Osborne with a SolomonIslands girl.• A Solomon Islands father and daughterenjoy the spoils of living by the sea.Happy memoriesMr Williams said for the vast majorityof police who had been involved withthe project their experience had beenpositive.“A lot of our staff were drawn to theoutposting positions on the island andas a result built up a strong reputationof excelling in the job.“Staff who were deployed there inthe early days, and had come back insubsequent years, had been pleasantlysurprised by the changes to thecountry,” he said.Further withdrawalsNew Zealand Police have alsoearmarked other overseas deploymentssuch as its staff presence in Afghanistan,Timor Leste (formerly East Timor) andBougainville for withdrawal over thenext three years.Currently Police has five officersdeployed in Afghanistan, seven inBougainville and five in Timor Leste.Officers’ duties range from developingthe country’s community policing tosupporting United Nation’s missionsand developing the skills of the localpolice.Superintendent Stu Wildon of the NewZealand Police’s International SupportGroup said any decisions to withdrawfrom overseas deployments were madeby the Government which was also incharge of funding the projects.• Constable Glenn Lloyd-Jones and a RoyalSolomon Islands Police Force officer.• Advisors Constable Deane O’Connor and Constable Deborah Leahy and other New Zealandpolice officers attend a Christmas parade in Honiara.192August 2011
New Zealand Police AssociationNapier police receive bravery awardsFourteen people, including several policeofficers, were honoured in a ceremonyat Government House recently. Thismarked their bravery in the armed siegein Napier in May 2009 in which SeniorConstable Len Snee was shot dead andtwo of his colleagues, Senior ConstableGrant Diver and Senior Constable BruceMiller were seriously wounded.Len Holmwood, a neighbour of thegunman, came to the officers’ aid andwas shot through the hip after trying towrestle the rifle from the gunman’s grip.Mr Holmwood was also honoured with abravery award during the ceremony.The siege lasted 50 hours before thegunman, Jan Molenaar, shot himself.Unarmed officerDetective Tim Smith was one of the firston the scene and twice put himself in theline of fire in trying to aid his strickencolleagues, despite being unarmed, TheDominion Post reported.Mr Smith used a civilian’s car to drivethrough Molenaar’s line of fire to rescueSenior Constable Bruce Miller.The car he was in was shot twice.He later risked his life again to rescueSenior Constable Grant Diver.“Without his outstanding contribution,the outcome for the wounded officersmight have been different,” his citationsaid.Speaking after the ceremony, Mr Smithsaid it was a proud day but also a dayto remember Mr Snee, whom he hadknown.Gut instinct“I think you weigh up calculated risk,” hesaid of putting himself in the line of fire.“To be honest, with 26 years in the policeyou are well trained in situations and Ithink you act on gut instinct at times.”Mr Smith was one of five people to get aNew Zealand Bravery Star recently – thesecond from top in the four-tier NewZealand Bravery Awards system.Toy tiger causes UK police alertPolice scrambled helicopters andordered tranquilisers to hunt what theyfeared was an escaped wild animal insouthern England - before realising thetiger was a toy.Hampshire Police responded afterseveral residents called in to say they’dseen a white tiger in a field near a golfcourse in Hedge End, near the Englishcoastal city of Southampton, accordingto an Associated Press report.A tongue-in-cheek recorded messageposted to the force’s media line said thatafter “a brief stalk through the HedgeEnd savannah...it became obvious thatthe tiger was a stuffed, life-sized toy.”A second message posted emphasisedpolice had a duty to take such sightingsseriously. The renegade tiger wasreportedly treated as “lost property”when eventually located.10.25% paA Police and Families Credit Unionpersonal loan can help you achievethe things you want sooner.Whether it’s a car, holiday, homeimprovements or consolidatingyour credit cards into one payment:Police Credit Union is here to help.PFCU Board electionIn accordance with Rule 7, I callfor nominations for two directorsof the Police and Families CreditUnion.Nominations close on 26August 2011 at 4pm. Thesemust be in writing, signed bytwo members eligible to vote,and include the written consent of thenominee. Nomination forms are availablefrom Head Office in Wellington.Nominations should be marked confidentialand sent to:The Returning Officer, Don ClaytonP O Box 12344, Wellington 6144.Directors are elected for atwo-year term, and retiringdirectors may be re-elected.The retiring directors are IanHarris and Stuart Mangnall.If an election is required itwill be conducted by postalballot.All retiring directors have indicated theirintention to stand for re-election. There is noTrustee election this year.Don ClaytonReturning OfficerAugust 2011193
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