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2 <strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>November</strong> <strong>25</strong>, <strong>2021</strong><br />
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Keeping staff key for top cop<br />
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@ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong>’s toppolicemanisin<br />
charge of astaffof45that includes<br />
detectives, highway patrol, uniform<br />
officers, other officersand support<br />
staff.<br />
Senior sergeant Leigh Jenkinsgave<br />
apolicingupdate to <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
District councillors at ameeting last<br />
week.<br />
He said he wassatisfiedwiththe<br />
level of police he had to staff the<br />
requirements of the district.<br />
‘‘I am grateful for the level of<br />
staffingIhavenow compared to when<br />
Ifirst arrived and we are managing<br />
quite well,’’ he said.<br />
Mr Jenkins saidthere was arecent<br />
spike in volumecrime and in ashort<br />
spreewerefive cars were taken and<br />
11 broken into.<br />
Two offenders, who were from out<br />
of town, wereapprehended andwere<br />
awaiting adate in court.<br />
Young musicians rock online<br />
From Page1<br />
Music teacher Wayne Pannett has<br />
taught The Ultimate Noodlers<br />
individually andasaband for thepast<br />
couple of years. The four boys are<br />
agedaroundnine or 10.<br />
And the five musicians in Herding<br />
Catsaged about eight and nine for<br />
about 18 months.<br />
‘‘They are all very,very keen<br />
musicians, enthusiastic,’’ he said.<br />
‘‘They run to practice (twiceaweek)<br />
theyjustcan’t wait.’’<br />
Mr Pannett has five bands under his<br />
wingspanning primaryand secondary<br />
schoolaged, which bode well for<br />
future competitions online and, the<br />
perferred way, live in front of an<br />
audience.<br />
Bandquest organiserGlenn<br />
Common said the online video<br />
platform worked well, as it did for<br />
Smokefree Rockquest regionally in<br />
2020,and as it hadfor regionally<br />
isolated RockshopBandquest acts<br />
since 2012.<br />
‘‘Prior to lockdown, we had arecord<br />
264 entriesfor <strong>2021</strong>,’’ he said.<br />
Already more than 85 per cent of the<br />
actsfrom the upper North Island had<br />
submitted video footage for the<br />
Auckland regionals.<br />
‘‘Ideally, much of thisevent is about<br />
givingstudents experience<br />
performing to audiences on<br />
professional stages, but where that<br />
hasn’tbeen possible,video<br />
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Senior sergeant Leigh Jenkins.<br />
Currently it was business as usual,<br />
he said.<br />
Mr Jenkins said his biggest<br />
challenge was staff retention.<br />
The policewere going througha<br />
transition where older members<br />
were going into retirement andthe<br />
force was being boostedbynew<br />
recruits.<br />
‘‘The averagebirth date of apolice<br />
The Ultimate Noodlers band made up of Isaac Phimister (vocals, guitar), Max<br />
McKay (lead guitar), Kaylum Davis (bass) and Clarry Hooker (drums) got<br />
second place in the online regional competition.<br />
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submission has been aworkable<br />
alternative,’’ he said.<br />
‘‘Although it is disappointing forus<br />
to have to move away from live events,<br />
as it will be for theyoung musicians<br />
involved, we are glad that they have<br />
had the chance to grow their<br />
musicianship, performance,<br />
teamworkand communication skills<br />
already in their preparation forthe<br />
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officerinNew Zealand is 1969, andI<br />
was told this three years ago at police<br />
college. But they anticipatethatin<br />
five years time it willbe1996,’’ he<br />
said.<br />
Mr Jenkinshad new fresh<br />
graduates from police college who<br />
were aged 19 and20and more were<br />
expected.<br />
Often recruits lastedacouple of<br />
yearshere andinorder to then fulfill<br />
ambitions to be detectivesordog<br />
handlers they movedtometro areas.<br />
He estimated40to50per cent of<br />
his staff lived outside of the district<br />
andcommuted here,whichhesaid<br />
surprised him.<br />
Mr Jenkinsmade aconscience<br />
push to try to recruit staffwho were<br />
from <strong>Ashburton</strong>. Fourrecent recruits<br />
andfour more in the wings, who had<br />
been requested, were local,hesaid.<br />
Mr Jenkinstoldcouncillors that<br />
baseball caps forpolicewerenow<br />
part of the uniform and they were on<br />
the wayfor his staffnextyear.<br />
‘‘Keepingstudents, teachers,the<br />
audiences and our crew safeisof<br />
paramount importance.’’<br />
Thejudges for the Christchurch<br />
regional were Nelson based<br />
performer, Dayna Sanerivi, and<br />
Wellington based producer, Jesse<br />
AustinStewart.<br />
Theregional winners will now have<br />
their online videos judged by anew<br />
panel of judgesinthe national final.<br />
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