From the Area Commander of Police

Tena koutou katoa,

All of Rotorua, along with emergency services, have been through very challenging times these last two years with Covid and its variants.

Challenges compounded MIQs, boarder check points, mandated vaccinations and a three-week protest rally that threatened our democracy.

Police services have been at the forefront of the responses, enforcing compliance and more importantly, ensuring the integrity of our democratic system.

I acknowledge the service NSG provides to the community and Police frontline services during these hard times.

Your continued work around the different neighbourhoods, especially Glenholme, Victoria and Fenton Park, has not gone unnoticed.

The establishment of the various Emergency Housing complexes has raised anxiety within our communities.

It has not helped that our staff have been pulled away from the frontline to assist with the various Covid operations leaving our ranks light.

Your work around reassurance becoming more important. Thank you.

I continue to be impressed by the commitment and professionalism of the NSG members in the way you go about your business and your continual desire to improve what’s in place, ensuring that collectively we are all working together to keep Rotorua safe.

Moving forward, I would like to see an increase in NSG capacity and review what is being done and how collectively we can optimise the work being done to further improve the community’s safety.

Police are committed to making New Zealand the safest country in the world however, we cannot do it alone.

We need to be working together.

Tena rawa atu ki a koutou, thank you all for your continued support and let’s keep working together to make Rotorua the safest city.

Nga mihi ki a koutou

Phil Taikato Inspector Area Commander Rotorua

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