IR-01-23-4975 
3 March 2023 
Chris 
[FYI request #21876 email] 
Tēnā koe Chris 
Request for information 
Thank you for your Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) request of 18 February 2023, in 
which you requested: 
Wil  you guys ever have a new policy requiring the police department to 
accept al  wil ing recruits. 
Police sets deliberately high standards for all new Constabulary employees.  This 
includes ensuring that all new Police will share Police’s values, as well as being 
physically and mentally able to perform the challenging role of a Police Constable.  
Police will not accept candidates who do not meet these standards. 
The target number of Constabulary employees is determined based on Police’s overall 
budget set by Parliament. Recruitment levels are determined to enable actual Police 
workforce numbers to be at target strength. It is, not possible for Police to accept 
recruitment numbers over that which are funded by Parliament, despite there being a 
greater number of applicants.
Please note that as part of its commitment to openness and transparency, Police 
proactively releases some information and documents that may be of interest to the 
public. An anonymised version of this response may be publicly released on the New 
Zealand Police website. 
Nāku noa, nā 
Paula Hill 
Director: Recruitment 
New Zealand Police 

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