28 September 2021
Ref: IR-01-21-27209
Mitchell Cameron
[FYI request #16661 email]
Dear Mitchell
Request for information
Thank you for your letter requesting information regarding Police recruitment. Your request has been
considered in accordance with the Of icial Information Act 1982 (OIA) and I have answered each of
your questions in turn.
Please provide me with a breakdown of applicants by age, gender, and ethnicity between
2015 and the most recent data available.
The demographics of applicants for Constabulary employment received between 1 January 2015 and
31 August 2021 are as follows:
Gender
Ethnicity
Age (at application)
Year
Under 25-
30-
35- 40 and
Female % Maori Pacific Asian 25
29
34
39 over
2015
35%
16% 12%
15% 51%
24% 13% 6% 5%
2016
36%
18% 13%
14% 50%
24% 12% 7% 6%
2017
37%
19% 12%
16% 43%
26% 15% 8% 8%
2018
36%
19% 12%
14% 42%
27% 14% 8% 8%
2019
38%
19% 12%
14% 41%
27% 14% 9% 9%
2020
37%
17% 14%
14% 41%
26% 14% 9% 9%
2021 (to 31
August)
36%
18% 19%
14% 45%
25% 15% 7% 7%
Total
37%
18% 13%
14% 44%
26% 14% 8% 8%
Note: Ethnicity data is col ected in accordance with Statistics New Zealand’s guidance. Applicants
have the ability to record more than one ethnic group, where they do so they are recorded in each
group selected. Entering an ethnic group in voluntary where an applicant chooses not to provide an
ethnic group they are not included in ethnic calculations.
Police National Headquarters 180 Molesworth Street, Thorndon, Wellington SX11149
Telephone: (04) 474 9499. www.police.govt.nz
Please provide me with a breakdown of graduates from RNZPC by age, gender, and ethnicity
between the years of 2015 and the most recent data available.
The demographics of graduates from recruit training at the Royal New Zealand Police College
(RNZPC) between 1 January 2015 and 31 August 2021 are as follows:
Gender
Ethnicity
Age (at graduation)
Year
Under 25-
30-
35-
40 and
Female % Maori Pacific Asian 25
29
34
39
over
2015
36%
14% 10%
6%
37%
36% 13% 8% 7%
2016
30%
17% 6%
10% 31%
39% 16% 6% 8%
2017
32%
13% 8%
10% 26%
37% 21% 11% 6%
2018
35%
13% 9%
11% 31%
36% 16% 9% 8%
2019
37%
17% 9%
10% 33%
35% 18% 9% 6%
2020
40%
17% 10%
11% 30%
36% 17% 9% 8%
2021 (to 31
August)
41%
24% 12%
11% 22%
37% 25% 9% 7%
Total
36%
16% 9%
10% 31%
36% 17% 9% 7%
Please provide me with information about the start and end dates of wings planned in the
future. In addition, please provide me with the number of recruits these wings wil contain.
The planned recruitment wings due to graduate from RNZPC to June 2023 are as follows:
Wing Start
Graduate Size
346 14-Jun-21
30-Sep-21 40
347 12-Jul-21
28-Oct-21 40
348 9-Aug-21
25-Nov-21 60
349 6-Sep-21
23-Dec-21 80
350 4-Oct-21
10-Feb-22 80
351 1-Nov-21
10-Mar-22 80
352 29-Nov-21
7-Apr-22
80
353 17-Jan-22
5-May-22 80
354 14-Feb-22
2-Jun-22
80
355 14-Mar-22
30-Jun-22 80
356 11-Apr-22
28-Jul-22 40
357 9-May-22
25-Aug-22 60
358 6-Jun-22
22-Sep-22 40
359 4-Jul-22
20-Oct-22 40
360 1-Aug-22
17-Nov-22 40
361 29-Aug-22
15-Dec-22 40
362 26-Sep-22
26-Jan-23 40
363 24-Oct-22
9-Mar-23
60
364 21-Nov-22
20-Apr-23 40
365 16-Jan-23
4-May-23 40
366 13-Feb-23
1-Jun-23
60
367 13-Mar-23
29-Jun-23 40
These wings are designed to replace Constabulary attrition at 5 percent and achieve funded growth
levels over this period. Police continually reviews actual staffing numbers against planned levels and
adjusts wings accordingly. Please note that actual details of wings regularly change from those
planned.
Please provide me with any policy or documentation that show efforts to increase the
recruitment of Maori and Pasifika candidates.
The background to Police’s efforts to increase recruitment from Maori and Pacifica communities is
included within Police’s wider strategies for delivering services in these communities. These include
Te Huringa o Te Tai and O Le Taeao Fou which are available at the following websites:
https:/ www.police.govt.nz/about-us/te-iwi-m%C4%81ori-me-ng%C4%81-pirihimana/te-rautaki-
kaupare-e-k%C4%ABa-nei-te-huringa-o-te-tai
https:/ www.police.govt.nz/about-us/publication/o-le-taeao-fou-dawn-new-day
Work to achieve greater diversity within the Police workforce is across a wide range of activities.
Summary information is included within Police’s Annual Report, which is available here:
https:/ www.police.govt.nz/sites/default/files/publications/annual-report-2019-2020.pdf
A specific example of work Police has done to reach a broader and more diverse group of potential
recruits can be found here: :
https:/ diversityworksnz.org.nz/case-studies/2020-diversity-awards-nz/emerging-diversity-inclusion-
new-zealand-police/
I trust this provides you with the information you were seeking.
Yours sincerely
Cathryn Curran-Tietjens
Acting Executive Director: People Operations
