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I wish to make a Ministerial statement pursuant to Standing Order 348.

I move that the Policing Bill be read a second time.

Welcome everyone to Parliament, and particularly welcome to Police Association president Greg O’Connor and members of your association.

Before I talk about today’s opening of the new Rotorua Police Custodial Facility, I want to share with you sorrow at the death of Sergeant Derek Wootton while on duty in Titahi Bay early last

When I was here in March last year, I said I was sure I would be back in Gisborne in June this year to officially open the new station.

I am really looking forward shortly to meeting my friends Bobby and Bryan again, but though they are an important reason for being here, they are not the most important, of course.

Madam Speaker, I move that the Policing Bill be read for the first time.

At the appropriate point, I further intend to move that:

 
The official launch of this mobile police station, which I have already seen in action, represents a great day in policing in the Counties-Manukau police district.

Thank you very much to District Commander Superintendent Steve Shortland not only for inviting me to join you today for this occasion, but also for encouraging the culture of initiative that is increasingly becoming a feature of policing in this district.

In fact, there could not be a better example of such a culture than this mobile station represents.

 Of all the new police stations with which I have been involved, I must say that none has been the subject of more lobbying than the new station for Christchurch South.

Most of that lobbying has been done by my colleague Jim Anderton, who has been a tireless advocate for better police facilities in Sydenham and Christchurch South generally.

Thank you very much for inviting me to be with you today at your pay parade.

The Television 3 news story last month on the Deodar III began with a warning --- Boating baddies beware!

"I believe we are only now beginning to expose the real level of domestic violence in this country, to bring to light what has been New Zealand’s dark and shameful secret."

Construction and refurbishment of police stations throughout the country continues.

Thank you to Counties Manukau District Commander Steve Shortland and to local police Maori advisers for their welcome today.

New Zealand Police now have a full-time police counsellor attached to the New Zealand Embassey in Beijing, says Police Minister Annette King.

Speech at the launch of the Single Non-emergency number demonstration

This NZ Police/Victoria University of Wellington School of Government Symposium on Policing had the theme "Securing the future: Networked Policing in New Zealand."

This Government's replacement of aging Police infrastructure continues

The public has great respect for the quality and integrity of New Zealand Police staff, Police Minister Annette King tells the Police Association annual conference.

It is a great pleasure to be at Te Araroa today to open the 29th new or refurbished police station since the Labour-led Government first came to power at the end of 1999.

It is a great pleasure to be at Tokomaru Bay today to open the 28th new or refurbished police station since the Labour-led Government first came to power at the end of 1999.