Wednesday, 15 October 2025 13:55

Follow the police beat

Written by  Milking It

OPINION: Politicians and Wellington bureaucrats should take a leaf out of the book of Canterbury District Police Commander Superintendent Tony Hill.

After initiating a review that would have led to the closure of several rural police posts, Canterbury Police haves heeded the feedback from the rural community.

The restructure has been canned and Hill acknowledged that buy-in from the rural sector was a critical element of the proposal’s success.

His thinking is a far cry from what the ‘my way or the highway’ approach adopted by many politicians and bureaucrats when finalising policy that affects the rural sector.

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