
IR-01-23-10368
27 April 2023
Harwood Wilson
[FYI request #22385 email]
Dear Harwood
Request for information
Thank you for your Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) request of 4 April 2023, in which you asked:
Please provide the following for al South Island Staff / Stations:
1. Community Constables (i.e. commonly known term of "Community Constable" doing non
patrol constable work dealing with local issues, may also include Senior Constable or
Sergeant if they are dedicated to that role).
b. The number of "Community Constables" at each station or base.
c. The rank of "Community Constables" at each station or base.
2. Dog Section.
b. The number of Dog Section Patrol officers at each station or base.
c. The rank of Dog Section Patrol officers at each station or base.
d. How many of the Dog Section officers at each station or base are general duties.
Table 1 attached shows the breakdown of Community Constables in the South Island by station. Al of
them hold the rank of Constable. Please note that other ‘community-related’ position titles are held in the
South Island at various stations, and those are not included here (e.g. School & Community Officers, Youth
& Community Officers, Community Prevention Officers, Liaison, Iwi & Community officers etc).
Table 2 attached shows the breakdown of dog handlers in the South Island by district. The position
descriptions, rather than ‘Dog Section Patrol Officers’, are ‘Dog Handler - General Purpose’, ‘Dog Handler
– Specialist’ or ‘Trainee Dog Handler - General Purpose’.
I trust this is of use to you.
Yours sincerely
Cathryn Curran-Tietjens
Executive Director - People Operations
New Zealand Police
Table 1. South Island Community Constables by station as at 6th April 2023
Community
District
Station
Constables
Tasman
Stoke Police Station
1
Tasman
Nelson Police Station
1
Tasman
Motueka Police Station
1
Canterbury
Lyttelton Police Station/CPC
4
Christchurch Central Police
Canterbury
Station
4
Canterbury
New Brighton Police Station
3
Canterbury
Hornby Police Headquarters
4
Canterbury
Papanui Police Station
5
Canterbury
Timaru Police Station
2
Green Island Police
Southern
Station/CPC/CC
1
Kaikorai Valley Police
Southern
Station/CPC
1
Southern
Invercargil Central Police Station
1
Dunedin South Police
Southern
Station/CPC
1
Southern
Wanaka Police Station
1
Southern
Dunedin Central Police Station
2
Southern
Port Chalmers Police Station
1
Southern
Queenstown Police Station
1
Dunedin North Police
Southern
Station/CPC
1
Table 2. South Island Dog Handlers by station
Dog
Dog
Dog
Handler -
Handler -
Handler -
District
Station
General
Specialist
Trainee
Tasman
Nelson Police Station
2
0
0
Tasman
Blenheim Police Station
2
0
0
Tasman
Greymouth Police Station
1
0
0
Canterbury
Timaru Police Station
0
0
2
Canterbury
Christchurch Airport Police Station
12
3
1
Southern
Dunedin Central Police Station
5
0
0