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NZ's Police stations are "no longer fit for purpose"

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Publish Date
Tue, 20 Feb 2024, 9:13am
Police Association president Chris Cahill confirmed there have been concerns reported over cockroaches and mould at the Royal New Zealand Police College in Wellington. Photo / Mark Mitchell
Police Association president Chris Cahill confirmed there have been concerns reported over cockroaches and mould at the Royal New Zealand Police College in Wellington. Photo / Mark Mitchell

NZ's Police stations are "no longer fit for purpose"

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Tue, 20 Feb 2024, 9:13am

Long-term neglect of Police infrastructure has led to health and safety concerns at a number of stations nationwide.  

The Police Association says issues range from areas being off-limit because of black mould, to leaky walls and roofs, nailed-up windows, and lockers housed in toilet cubicles. 

Association President Chris Cahill told Mike Hosking that this isn’t this government’s problem. 

He said that it’s an infrastructure problem that should be planned for over the next 40-50 years, not the three-year election cycles. 

Cahill said that most of the stations around the country were built in the 60’s, and are at the end of their lives. 

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