| British police recruits quit New Zealand force |
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| World Affairs Talk | |
| Thursday, 14 June 2007 | |
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Out of 222 officers recruited to serve in New Zealand, 42 had left so far. New Zealand recruited these policemen without advertising from a database of overseas police who had expressed an interest in living in New Zealand. Police national headquarters said the attrition among the British recruitment was not unusually high. Policemen recruited from Britain are now granted residency in New Zealand as skilled migrants, and has the choice to leave the force for another profession. The ones who have returned to the UK have done so for a variety of reasons, including family. While overseas recruitment was always a short-term fix, it has somewhat worked for New Zealand. New Zealand wanted experienced officers alongside its own young police officers for some years. More recently, the New Zealand Police has been involved in international policing and peacekeeping missions to Timor Leste, East Timor and the Solomon Islands, to assist these countries with establishing law and order after civil wars. It required these experienced UK policemen to carry out the task. For historical influences, New Zealand's early policing arrangements were along similar lines to other British colonial police forces, in particular the Royal Irish Constabulary and the New South Wales police. Authorities expect that the remaining officers will stay and serve the force for a longer time. Share & Bookmark             |
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