IR-01-23-23889
29 August 2023
Matahiwi
[FYI request #23325 email]
Dear Matahiwi
Request for information
Thank you for your Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) request of 29 July 2023, in which
you requested:
Thank you for your response. I note that this does not align with information I
have from current and former police staff. While the RAT for individual areas
may be set by the District Commander rather than PNHQ, I do believe that
there is an established RAT for each area.
As you are not wil ing to release this information, please instead provide the
following for each Area in the Northern, Central, Eastern, Wel ington and
Waitamata Districts for
- The average number of sworn constabulary officers employee over the year
- the average number of authorised officers employed over the year
- the average number of vacancies of sworn constabulary roles over the year.
- the average number of vacancies of authoriser officer roles over the year.
Please find attached a table that shows the average month-end constabulary headcounts
for the following police districts: Northland, Central, Wel ington, Waitemata, Eastern.
Numbers are based on month-end headcounts for the twelve months August 2022 to July
2023. These numbers do not include Casual or Contract staff, and also do not include
non-sworn staff in those districts. Authorised officers are shown separately.
Regarding constabulary vacancies, New Zealand Police operates a Resource Al ocation
Target (RAT) methodology rather than a position list approach. This methodology
allocates a number of Ful Time Equivalent (FTE) resources to districts and groups which
can be allocated to best match local demands. The RAT numbers are set for the end of
each financial year.
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.
Yours sincerely
Cathryn Curran-Tietjens
Executive Director - People Operations
New Zealand Police
Table 1. Average Month-End Constabulary Headcounts 2022-2023
Average Month-End Average Month-End
Headcount
Headcount
District
Area
Police Officers
Authorised Officers
Central
Central District DHQ
3
0
Central
Investigations
10
0
Central
Manawatu
255
2
Central
Maori Responsiveness
11
0
Central
Operational Support
46
0
Central
Prevention
109
0
Central
Taranaki
169
0
Central
Whanganui
165
2
768
4
Eastern
Eastern DHQ
2
0
Eastern
Hawkes Bay
221
6
Eastern
Investigations
80
0
Eastern
Maori Responsiveness
8
0
Eastern
Operational Support
17
0
Eastern
Prevention
73
0
Eastern
Tairawhiti
115
9
516
15
Northland
Far North
91
0
Northland
Investigations
96
0
Northland
Maori Responsiveness
9
0
Northland
Northland DHQ
17
13
Northland
Operational Support
0
0
Northland
Prevention
69
0
Northland
Whangarei
129
0
411
13
Waitemata
Investigations
109
0
Waitemata
Maori Responsiveness
10
0
Waitemata
North Shore
126
0
Waitemata
Operational Support
42
30
Waitemata
Prevention
124
0
Waitemata
Rodney
102
0
Waitemata
Waitakere
183
0
Waitemata
Waitemata DHQ
2
0
698
30
Wellington
Hutt Valley
139
0
Wellington
Investigations
123
0
Wellington
Kapiti-Mana
113
0
Wellington
Prevention
123
1
Wellington
Wairarapa
75
5
Wellington
Wellington
126
0
Wellington
Wellington DHQ
132
22
831
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