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September 2004Police News The Voice of Police154POLICING AT ITS FINEST160PASS THE PRISONER165NEW HOLIDAY ‘DIGS’NZ Police AssociationPolice News is thenewsletter of the NewZealand Police Associationand incorporates the NewZealand Police Journalfirst published in 1937.Editor: Steve PlowmanSeptember 2004, Vol. 37, No.8ISSN 1175-9445Deadline for next issue Friday September 17, 2004.Published by the New Zealand Police AssociationP.O. Box 12344, Willbank House,57 Willis Street, Wgtn.Phone: (04) 496 6800, Facsmile: (04) 471 1309Email: editor@policeassn.org.nzWebsite: www.policeassn.org.nzPrinted by City Print Communications, Wgtn.Opinions expressed are not necessarilythose of the Association.COPYRIGHT: NZPA Police News must not bereproduced in part or as a whole without theformal consent of the copyright holder - NewZealand Police Association.■■■■■■Industrial newsGeneral newsFeaturesColumnsSport/EntertainmentWelfare/NoticesCONTENTSCSI system all about core competency requirements ...................... 152Balancing act for Commissioners .................................................... 152Arrest Referral Project pilot for Christchurch .................................... 153Who ya gonna call? - Association reps ............................................ 155Mediation settlements .................................................................... 162Working for Families package starts October 1 ................................ 151Kawerau’s long-serving I-car pairing ............................................... 153Great Police work in Eastern Bay of Plenty flooding ......................... 154Playing the Auckland numbers game - Volume 2 ............................ 156“Strive to retain the ideals which underpin policing” ...................162/3Police graves rededicated ............................................................... 166Pass the prisoner - a sense of déjà vu? ..........................................160/1From the President ......................................................................... 151Health Watch .................................................................................. 157View from the bottom .................................................................... 163Keen on Wine ................................................................................. 164Letters to the Editor .....................................................................170/1Copper’s crossword ........................................................................ 157It’s a Bob’s Life (cartoon) ................................................................. 166Sports News ................................................................................168/9Obituaries (Bernie Crawford/Phil Wipatene) .................................158/9AGM and Annual Conference notice ............................................... 164Logan Alderson’s farewell ................................................................ 164Memorial Wall ................................................................................ 164New holiday homes available .......................................................... 165Holiday home availability chart ....................................................... 165Investing, property and diversification ............................................ 167Useful Information & ContactsAssociation and Police Welfare Fund:Police Network 44446 Website www.policeassn.org.nzFreephone 0800 500 122 Police Home Loans 0800 800 808Police Health Plan/Staffpac Insurance Police Credit Union 0800 429 000Quotes & information 0800 500 122 or (04) 472 9645or Fax (04) 496 6819 Credit Union www.policecu.org.nzStaffpac claims 0800 110 088 GSF information 0800 654 731All enquiries (04) 496 6800 PSS information 0800 777 243Vice PresidentsGeoff Smith (027) 268 9417Richard Middleton (027) 268 9411Field OfficersNorthland and Auckland Districts: Stewart Mills (027) 268 9407Waikato, BOP and Eastern Districts: Eric Newman (027) 268 9408Central and Wellington Districts: JJ Taylor (027) 268 9409Tasman, Canterbury and Southern Districts: Dave McKirdy (027) 268 9410Regional DirectorsRegion One Steve Hawkins Whangaparoa (027) 268 9419Region Two Mark Leys Papatoetoe (027) 268 9413Region Three Mel Ridley Tauranga (027) 268 9414Region Four Logan Alderson Napier (027) 268 9415Region Five Stuart Mills Office of Com (027) 268 9416Region Six Craig Prior Sumner (027) 268 9412Region Seven Dave Steel North Dunedin (027) 268 9418150
New Zealand Police AssociationSeptember 2004From the President“…the Police Association will continue toplace pressure on politicians to use all thetools available to them to make the roadssafer”.The government’s prioritiesThe first thing we all learn as policeofficers is to do what we are told, toobey lawful orders.Despite the fact that much recruitingand policy literature promotes andencourages adopting a problem solvingand innovative approach to situationsofficers encounter in their daily policinglives, we all know that at times we allmust defer to and adopt organisationalphilosophies and strategies.Community policing is one of thesephilosophies. Crime crash reduction isanother. Driver behaviour has improvedand road deaths and injuries havereduced as a result of stringent policingon the nation’s roads.Police are specifically funded by LTSAto police the roads, the crash elementof that philosophy. Strict auditing ofthat expenditure is possible through ourtime sheets and infringement returns.The government have prioritised roadsafety to the extent that what was 10%of the budget at integration is now over25%. However, it has under-invested inthe other two areas, which also impactgreatly on road deaths, educationand more importantly, better roadengineering - as two horrific head-oncrashes showed in late August. Instead,the government has decided to rely onenforcement to achieve its goals.That decision has had two immediateimpacts on policing. The first is thatgreater police emphasis has naturallybeen placed on enforcement. The publichave felt the impact of this strategyand in many cases reacted negatively,even though the vast majority of peopleaccept they are driving slower as aresult, and therefore their chances ofbeing killed on the roads are reduced.The second impact has been that thegovernment has failed to keep up withpopulation and monetary inflation inthe non-road policing area, i.e. thecrime component of the crime crashreduction. That area of policing isstruggling, especially around reducingmethamphetamine availability and gangactivity. The public gain the perceptionthat their police have their prioritieswrong and react accordingly.Perhaps it will take the HealthDepartment or ACC to fund the Policeand demand the same accountability asLTSA to get action in this area.In the meantime, the Police Associationwill continue to place pressure onpoliticians to use all the tools availableto them to make the roads safer. Wewill also work to ensure that the publicunderstand that it is continued failureof government to utilise strategiesother than enforcement,which drivesthe currentmodel ofpolicing.Working for Families package kicks into action Oct 1The first part of the government’s$1.097 billion “Working for Families”package, which was announced inthe last Budget, takes effect from 1October. The package will be phasedin, up until 1 April 2007.From that date families will be eligiblefor assistance with accommodationcosts. Beneficiaries with other incomewill not have their accommodationsupplement reduced while on abenefit and working families can earnmore before their accommodationsupplement is reduced.On 4 October childcare and Out ofSchool Care and Recreation (OSCAR)subsidy rates will be increased andaligned, and families on higherincomes become eligible for morehelp.Family support increasesBy 1 December the rules change tohelp assist people on invalid’s benefitsback into work and on 1 April nextyear further family support increasestake place in respect of the fostercare allowance, unsupported child’sbenefit and orphan’s benefit. The childcomponent of benefits and studentallowances will move into familysupport.By 3 October 2005 there will be afurther increase in childcare andOSCAR subsidy rates, and from 1 April2006 new in-work payments for eligiblefamilies will replace the child tax credit.Families will be able to earn morebefore their family support allowance isreduced and the family tax credit willalso increase.On 1 April 2007 there will be a finalincrease in family support rates and afurther increase in the family tax credit.The package is designed to put moremoney in the pockets of New Zealand’slow and middle-income families withchildren, and to provide incentives forparents who are on a benefit to moveinto work.Simpler systemThe initiatives are designed to providea simpler system for social assistancepayments and are made through thetax and benefit systems. The packageaims to assist families with childrenby making housing more affordable,increasing family incomes, makingwork pay (for those on benefits) andincreasing subsidies for childcare.If you have children these changesmay affect you and it is in you andyour family’s interests to see whetherthe package will benefit your family.So don’t forget to make inquiriesbefore 1 October.Further information is available fromthe following sources:• Working for Families freephone0800 774 004.• Inland Revenue 0800 227 774• Work and Income 0800 559 009Or you can visit this web link, whichexplains, in detail, various scenariosand fact sheets related to the package.http://www.msd.govt.nz/mediainformation/working-for-families/fact-sheets.html151
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