New centre for police

A large number of jobs will be created as New Zealand Police create a new non-emergency communications and digital centre in Paraparaumu.

Police Commissioner Mike Bush said police had signed a lease for the new building in Ihakara St and recruitment to fill the new roles would begin shortly.

“We’re aiming to have 50 new staff prior to Christmas, and 120 in Paraparaumu by the end of next year.

“This is an exciting opportunity for people to join police in a vital role.

“These communicators will be the first point of contact for many members of the public, and they will play an important role in building the public’s trust and confidence in police.”

It was anticipated the Paraparaumu site would open in late this year when the fit-out and recruitment processes are complete.

“We aspire to be the world’s safest country and have the trust and confidence of all,” Mr Bush said. “To achieve this, our commitment to service must be central to everything we do.

“So this year we’re setting ourselves up to transform the way we provide our service to the public.

“This is all in addition to building our frontline because we know the public still want to engage face-to-face with local police in their community.”

“The new roles in Paraparaumu have been established as part of wider work to improve the way New Zealand Police provides its service to the public.

“We are increasing our overall resources, and changing the way we work to provide a better service to those contacting police in both emergency and non-emergency situations.

“The new non-emergency communications and digital centre increases our capacity to meet demand and is a key step as we prepare for the introduction of one non-emergency number for the whole country, as well as expand our online crime reporting services.”

We’re aiming to have 50 new staff prior to Christmas, and 120 in Paraparaumu by the end of next year.

Mike Bush Police Commissioner