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A
AA Assembly area
AACS Automatic Access Control Systems
ABIS Automated Biometric Information System
ABS Anti-lock braking
ABV Alcohol by Volume
AC Area Commander
AC Assistant Commissioner - sometimes also used for ‘Acting Commissioner’
ACC Accident Compensation Corporation
ACD Auckland City District
ACEV Analysis, Comparison, Evaluation and Verification
ACF Alcohol Contributary Factor
ACIC Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission
ACM a company that provides a secure cash collection, transit, counting and banking
service to NZ Police
ACPO Alcohol Controlled Purchase Operations
ACPR Australasian Centre for Policing Research (now amalgamated into
Australia New
Zealand Policing Advisory Agency (ANZPAA))
ACU Auckland Custody Unit
ADHB
Auckland District Health Board
ADLR Air Drop Life Rafts
ADP Acutely Disaffected Person
ADVEVNT Advised Event
ADVEVNT (CARD) Events created in CARD, but that are not displayed on a dispatcher’s
device. They are sent directly into the database
AEO Area Executive Officer
AESOPS aka SOPS (Standard Operating Procedures)
AFCO Aim, Factors, Courses open, Orders
AFIS Automated Fingerprint Integrated System
AFO Asset Forfeiture Order
AFP
Australian Federal Police
AFR Auckland Firearms Range
AHPO Alcohol Harm Prevention Officer
AHPU Alcohol Harm Prevention Unit
AION Alcohol Infringement Offence Notice
AIPM
Australian Institute of Police Management
ALI Automatic Location Identification
AMB Ambulance
AMB2POL Ambulance to Police
AMCOS Auckland Metro Crime and Operations Support
AMI Acceleration Measurement Instruments
AML/CFT Anti-Money Laundering/Countering Financing Terrorism
AMM Asset Management Maturity
AMS Activity Management System
ANI Automatic Number Identification
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ANPR Automatic Number Plate Recognition
ANZPAA
Australia New Zealand Policing Advisory Agency
ANZSOC Australian and New Zealand Standard Offence Classification
ANZSOC
Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology ANZCTC - Australia-New Zealand Counter-Terrorism Committee
AO Authorised Officer
AOC Asian Organised Crime
AOD Alcohol and other Drugs
AOS Armed Offenders Squad
APM Area Prevention Manager
APNT Advanced Police Negotiation Team
APR Air Purifying Respirator
APU Area Prevention Unit
AR Alternative Resolutions - non-prosecution outcomes for offending. Now known as
‘Supported Resolutions’
ARC Assurance and Risk Committee
AREC Amateur Radio Emergency Communications
ARI Annual Reporting Information
ARLA Alcohol Regulatory and Licensing Authority
ARPHS Auckland Regional Public Health Service
ARTA
Auckland Regional Transport Authority
ARU Asset Recovery Unit
AS&C Arms Safety and Control
ASA Adult Sexual Assault
ASAI Adult Sexual Assault Investigation
ASAT Adult Sexual Assault Team
ASOPs Admin Standard Operating Procedures
ASSP Asset Stewardship Sub-Portfolio
ASU
Air Support Unit (Eagle)
ATIS Anti Theft Ignition System
ATOC Auckland Transport Operations Centre, located at Smales Farm (sometimes ATOC
is referred to simply as Smales Farm).
ATP Arms Transformation Programme
ATS
Active Testing Solutions (Meth/property-related drug testing)
AVL Audio Visual Link (Court/Prison video link system)
AVL Automatic Vehicle Location system
AVSEC
Aviation Security Service
AWHI Means 'help' in te reo Māori
B
BA Business Adviser
BACS Brocock Air Cartridge System
BAS Body Armour System
BAU Business as usual
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BCM Business Continuity Management
BCP Business Continuity Plan
BIC Budget Investment Committee
BIC Basic Intelligence Course
BIM Briefing to the Incoming Minister
BLV
Blue Light Ventures Incorporated (Registered charity partnering with Police to
deliver youth programmes and activities.)
BMS Building Management system
BO
BusinessObjects
BOAB Breach of Alcohol Ban
BOB Breach of Bail
BOC Board of Commissioners
BOP Bay of Plenty district (the region or territorial authority)
BOSS Back Office System Software
BPD Bay of Plenty district (the Police district)
BPM Business Portfolio Manager (job description)
BPM Business Process Manager (an application for processing requests, also known as
Information Request Tool (IRT)).
BSM Business services manager
BSU
Behavioural Science Unit
BWC Body-Worn Camera
C
C&AG Controller and Auditor General
CA Court of Appeal
CAA Auckland Central Area, Auckland City District
CAA Civil Aviation Authority
CAD Computer Aided Dispatch
CAEG Combined Alcohol Enforcement Group
CAM Central Area Manager
CANCELEV (CARD) Events cancelled by the dispatcher as no Police unit has attended
CAPPS Customs Automated Passenger Processing System
CARD Communications and Resource Deployment (System)
CART Consultancy Advocacy and Research Trust
CAS Crash Analysis System (NZTA)
CAT Community Assessment Team
CATT Crisis Assessment and Treatment Team
CBRE Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Explosive
CBT Compulsory Breath Test; checkpoint
CCA City Central Area (Auckland City District)
CCA Cordon, Contain, Appeal; a tactic for dealing with potentially armed offenders
CCB Command Centre Brief
CCC Central Communications Centre (Centralcomms)
CCCC 'I am making a correction (CCCC) to this job'.
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CCEOT Customs Child Exploitation Operations Team
CCH Criminal Conviction Histories - used in NIA
CCIR Controller/Commander Critical Information Requests
CCN Caller Code Number
CCR Crime and Crash Reduction
CCTV Closed Circuit Television
CDA Criminal Disclosure Act 2008
CDEM Civil Defence Emergency Management Group
CDF Chief of Defence Force
CEA Auckland East Area, Auckland City District
CECC Central Emergency Communication Centre
CED Central District
CEG Coordinating Executive Group
CEM Child Exploitation Material
CEP Closer Economic Partnership agreement
CEP
Continuous Education Programme
CER Closer Economic Relations
CERT Computer Emergency Response Team (MBIE)
CEW Conducted Electrical Weapon
CFIT Career Foundation Initial Training
CFO Chief Finance Officer
CFT Combating Financing Terrorism
CGNZ Coastguard New Zealand
CHI Crime Harm Index
CHIS Covert Human Intelligence Sources (previously Informers)
CIAs
Community Impact Assessments
CIB Criminal Investigation Branch
CID Criminal Investigation Database
CILO Critical Incident Liaison Officer
CIMS
Coordinated Incident Management System
CIO Chief Information Officer
CIP Case Investigation Plan
CIRP Corporate Instruments Review Project
CISO Chief Information Security Officer
CIU Combined Investigation Unit
CJSU Criminal Justice Support Unit
CLAG Combined Law Agency Group
ClanLab Clandestine Methamphetamine Laboratories
CLI Caller Line Identification
CM Case Management
CM Community Magistrates
CMA Canterbury Metro Area, Canterbury District
CMC Counties Manukau Central Area, Counties/Manukau District
CMC
Crime Monitoring Centre
CMD Counties Manukau District
CME Counties Manukau East Area, Counties/Manukau District
CMM Case Management Memorandum
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CMS Courts Management System
CMS Counties Manukau South Area, Counties/Manukau District
CMSA Custodial Management Suicide Awareness
CMW Counties Manukau West Area, Counties/Manukau District
CND Canterbury District
CNG Compressed natural gas
CNR Canterbury Rural Area, Canterbury District
CO Commanding Officer
COA Courses of Action
COCA Care of Children Act 2004
COG Covert Operations Group
COI Police Commission of Inquiry team
COLT Convert Online Team
CoP Commissioner of Police
COS Chief of Staff
CP Child Protection
CPA Criminal Procedure Act
CPC Community Policing Centre
CPIC Corrections’ Crime Prevention Information Capability project
CPK Core Policing Knowledge
CPNZ Community Patrols of New Zealand - an organisation
CPO Close Protection Officer
CPO Controlled Purchase Operations
CPOR Child Protection Offenders Register
CPP Child Protection Protocol: Joint Operating Procedures
CPRA Criminal Proceeds (Recovery) Act 2009
CPR Criminal Procedure Rules 2012
CPS Child Protection Services
CPT Child Protection Team, Police
CPT Close Protection Team
CPTED Crime Prevention through Environmental Design
CPU Criminal Profiling Unit
CRA Card Resource Allocation
CRB Criminal Records Bureau (GI J049 info, no longer in use)
CRH Case Review Hearing
CRIS Crime Reporting Information System
CRISREP Crime Reporting Information System (same as CRIS above)
CRL Crime Reporting Line, Police
CRM Case Risk Management
CRNZ Criminal Reports NZ
CRRP Constabulary Recruitment Review Panel
CRT Clearance and Rescue Tactics (a police tactical clearance technique)
CRT Co-Response Team (e.g., Mental Health Co-Response Team)
CS Gas Chlorobenzalmalononitrile (C10H5CIN2)
CSA Clean Slate Act - correct name is
Criminal Records (Clean Slate) Act 2004.
CSA Community Services Advisers (SNEN project)
CSA Crime Scene Attender (Counties/Manukau)
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CSC Cyber Security Centre
CSEM Child Sexual Exploitation Material
CSI Competency Service Increment
CSOs Child Sex Offenders
CSOM Child Sex Offender Management
CSU Crime Service Units
CT Crime Target
CT Counter-terrorism
CTA Crime Trend Analysis subsystem – obsolete
CTAG Combined Threat Assessment Group
CTG Counter Terrorist Group
CTO Chief Technical Officer
CTPAT Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism
CTSOPs New Zealand Police Counter Terrorism Standard Operating Procedures
CTT Culture Transformation Tool
CVIU Commercial Vehicle Investigation Unit
CVS1
Court Service for Victims Referral (form)
CVST Commercial Vehicle Safety Team
CWA Auckland West Area, Auckland City District
CYF Child, Youth and Family (now
Oranga Tamariki – Ministry for Children (OT))
CYFS Child, Youth and Family Service (now
Oranga Tamariki – Ministry for Children (OT))
CYP Children and Young People or Child and Young Person
CYRAS Oranga Tamariki electronic case management system
D
DA Deliberate Action
DAO Duly Authorised Officer
DARE Drug Abuse Resistance Education
DaS Deployment and Safety
DC Deputy Commissioner
DC District Commander
DCC District Command Centre
DCCS Departmental Committee on Computer Security (ODESC sub-committees)
DCE Deputy Chief Executive
DCET Digital Child Exploitation Team
DCF District Commanders Forum
DCIM District Criminal Investigations Manager
DCPT District Child Protection Team
DCU District Custody Unit
DDIS Defence Directorate of Intelligence and Security
DDP Detective Development Programme
DECOG Digitally Enabled Capability Oversight Group
DFA Delegated Financial Authority
DFTS DNA and Fingerprint Tracking System
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DFVC District Family Violence Co-ordinator
DHB District Health Boards
DHQ District Headquarters
DIA Department of Internal Affairs
DIANZ Drug Information and Alerts Aotearoa New Zealand
DIO District Implementation Officers
DIR Drug Impaired Recognition
DIS District Intelligence Supervisor
DISP Data and Information Sub-Portfolio
DLA District Licensing Agency
DLI District Licensing Inspectors
DLOs
Diversity Liaison Officers
DLR Driver Licence Register
DMI District Manager Intelligence
DMP District Mobilisation Plan
DNI Director National Intelligence
DoC Department of Conservation
DOC Defence Operations Centre
DOCLOC Number document locator number - used in NIA
DOT Direction of travel
DPKO Department of Peacekeeping Operations
DPM Disrupted Pattern Material clothing, camouflage
DPM&C Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
DPO Domestic Protection Order (aka PO)
DPR Directed Patrol Report
DPS Diplomatic Protection Squad
DPSL District Protective Security Leads
DQ Data Quality
DQIT Data Quality Integrity Team
DRT Drug Recognition Training (specific package, eg walk the line)
DS Directing Staff: EXCON
DSAC Doctors for Sexual Abuse Care
DSARAC District Search and Rescue Assistant Coordinators
DSM District Services Managers
DSO Departmental Security Officer
DSU Dedicated Source Unit
DTAC District Tasking and Coordination
DTC District Training Coordinator
DTP District Training Plan
DUPNCAN (from CARD) Duplicate and Cancelled
DVI Disaster Victim Identification
DWD Driving while disqualified
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EA Emergency Action
EACD Expert Advisory Committee on Drugs
EAP Employee Assistance Programme
EAU Enhanced Assessment Unit
EBA Electronic brake assist
EBA Evidential breath analysis
EBA Excess breath alcohol
EBD Electronic brake force distribution
EBOP Eastern Bay of Plenty Area, Bay of Plenty District
EBPC
Evidence Based Policing Centre
ECC Early case closure
ECC Emergency Communications Centre
ECL Electronic Crime Lab
ECLI Emergency Caller Location Information
ECM Electronic Custody Model
ECN Enterprise Communication Network
EDM Electronic distance measuring device
ELB Executive Leadership Board (formerly PEM)
ELO Ethnic Liaison Officer
ELT
Executive Leadership Team
EMA Emergency Mobile Alert
EM-bail Bail with electronic monitoring
EMG Emergency Management Group
EMI Device electro-muscular incapacitation device (aka “Taser”)
EMSG Executive and Ministerial Support Group
EMX Email
END Eastern District
EOD Explosive Ordnance Disposal (NZDF)
EOFY End of Financial Year
EOI Expression Of Interest
EPA Environmental Protection Authority
ERMA Environmental Risk Management Authority (Now EPA)
ESCC Emergency services coordinating committees
ESDA Electro Static Detection Apparatus
ESE Early childhood centres
ESO Extended Supervision Orders
ESOL English as a second language
ESP Electronic stability programme
ESR Institute of Environmental Science and Research Ltd (forensics)
ESS Energy Safety Service HELP support worker
ETG Emergent Technology Group
EVE Environment for virtualised evidence from seized computers
EVI Evidential Video Interview
EXCON Exercise Control
EY Ernst & Young
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FATF Financial Action Task Force on money laundering
FCG Financial Crime Group
FCPN Financial Crime Prevention Network
FENZ
Fire and Emergency New Zealand (previously NZ Fire Service)
FEO Flexible employment options
FFE Forensic Facial Examiners
FGC Family group conference
FGM Female Genital Mutilation
FHAT Family Harm Aggressor Team (Part of WNPH)
FIC Forward Intelligence Cell - a group of intelligence staff providing support to a major
event or incident. Can operate independently or as a subset of a JIG.
FIG Field Investigation Group
FILO Fire Investigation Liaison Officers
FIMS Fingerprint Information Management System
FIO Field Intelligence Officer
FIR2POL Fire to Police
FIT Field Impairment Testing
FITS Family Intervention Teams
FIU Financial Intelligence Unit
FLDM Field Learning and Development Manager
FLO Family Liaison Officer
FLR Firearms Licence Review
FMC File Management Centre
FMIS Financial Management Information System
FN Far North Area, Northland District
FOC Father of Child
FOP Forward observation point
FORT Field Outbreak Response Team
FPT Family Protection Team
FPTSO Fingerprint Technical Support Officer
FRT Facial Recognition Technology
FSEC Frontline Skills Enhancement Course. Part of the
Tactical Response Model (TRM).
FSED Frontline Skills Enhancement Training in Districts
FSILO Fire Service Investigation Liaison Officer
FSIP
Frontline Safety Improvement Programme
FSS Family Safety System
FSSO Frontline Station Support Officer
FST Family Safety Team
FTA Fail to Appear (in court) - Usually referred to in relation to the arrest warrant
issued after the defendent fails to appear (an FTA warrant)
FTAC Fixated Threat Assessment Centre
FTACNZ The Fixated Threat Assessment Centre New Zealand (FTACNZ) is a prevention-
focused collaboration that brings police and mental health professionals together to
appropriately share information, conduct assessments, and facilitate mental health,
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individuals.
FTG Field Training Group (same as FTU)
FTO Field training officers
FTS Failing to Stop (For Police)
FTS Firearms Training section. Mainly responsible for recruit firearms training at RNZPC
FTU Field Training Unit
FV Family violence
FVC Family violence co-ordinator
FVIARS
Family Violence Interagency Response System
FVIR Family violence investigation report
G
GBH Grievous Bodily Harm
GBL Gamma-Butyrolactone
GCSB Government Communications Security Bureau
GCSC Government Communications Security Committee (ODESC sub-committees)
GDA General Disposal Authority
GDB General Duties Branch
GETS Government Electronic Tendering Service
GFOC Grandfather of Child
GHB gamma-Hydroxybutyric acid
GI General instruction (plural is GIs)
GIS Geographic Information System (mapping software)
GMF General Manager Finance
GMOC Grandmother of Child
GNI Government New Initiative the additional 1000 members
GPS Global Positioning System
GRM Graduated Response Model
GSCB Government Communications Security Bureau
GSF Government Superannuation Fund
GSMEAC Ground, Situation, Mission, Execution, Administration and logistics, Command
and signals
GST Goods & Services Tax
GVM Gross Vehicle Mass
GWI General Wage Increase
GZ Tairawhiti Area, Eastern District
H
HADR Humanitarian Aid and Disaster Relief
HAM Hamilton City Area, Waikato District
HAP Hard Armour Plates
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HAP Hard Armour Plates
HASNO Act Hazardous Substances & New Organisms Act
HAT Health Analysis Test
HB Hawkes Bay Area, Eastern District
HC Hate Crime
HCQAT Hate Crime Quality Assurance Team
HCRT High and Complex Risk Team (Part of WNPH)
HD Home Detention
HDC Act
Harmful Digital Communications Act 2015
HDT Heavy Duty Trailer
HION Heavy Vehicle Infringement Offence Notice
HNZ Hospitality New Zealand
HOG Historic Offenders Group
HoS Head Of School
HP Highway Patrol
HPA Health Promotion Agency
HPG Highway Patrol Group
HR Human Resources
HRC Human Rights Commission
HRS High Risk Search Team (NZDF)
HRTT High Risk Targeting Teams
HRX High Risk Offender
HSGG Health & Safety Governance Group
HSMU Human Source Management Unit
HSNO Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act (aka HASNO Act)
HSTLC Hazardous Substances Technical Liaison Committees
HSWA Health and Safety at Work Act 2015
HVA Hutt Valley Area, Wellington District
HVDC Hutt Valley District Court
HWP Highway Patrol
I
IAP Incident Action Plan
IAWS Intersection Activate Warning Signs
IC Incident Controller
ICC Internal Control Checks
ICC Intelligence Collections Coordinator
ICDC Instant Connect Dispatch Console
ICN NZ Industry Capability Network NZ (previously NZISO)
ICP Incident Control Point
ICR Investor Confidence Rating
ICS Interdepartmental Committee on Security (ODESC sub-committees)
ICT Information and Communications Technology
ICTSC Information and Communications Technology Service Centre
IDAP Internet protocol address provider
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IDLH Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health
IDP Individual Development Plan
IDS Intrusion-detection systems
IDTP Initial Driver Training Programme
IED Improvised Explosive Device
IEDD IED Disposal (NZDF)
IET Initial Entry Team
IFA Initial File Assessment
IFO Instrument Forfeiture Order
IIMM International Infrastructure Management Manual
IIU Identity Intelligence Unit
IJIP Initial Joint Investigation Plan
ILO Iwi Liaison Officer
IMS Image Management System
IMT Incident Management Team
IMT Information Management Tool
IMT Investigation Management Tool
IMTEX Incident Management Team Exercise
IMU Image Management Unit
INCOFF Incidents and Offences data (Universe) held in PDSI. [Note: now obsolete]
IO Intelligence Officer
ION Infringement Offence Notice
IPCA Independent Police Conduct Authority
IPICS Internet Protocol Interoperability & Collaboration System
IPO Investment Portfolio Office
IPP Information Privacy Principle
IPT Impairment Prevention Team
IPT Investigation Prevention Team (as part of the TRM Model)
IR Inland Revenue
IRT Information Request Tool
ISG International Services Group
ISME Intelligence Support to Major Events. For resources, see the
ISME Toolkit.
ISO Intelligence Support Officer
ISO International Standards Organisation
ISP Internet Service Provider
ISP Intelligence Support Plan - an agreed plan of intelligence support to a major event
or incident.
ISPS International Ship and Port Facilities Security Code
ISR Integrated Safety Response
ISU Investigation Support Unit
ISUN Investigations Support: Upper North
ITOC Integrated Targeting and Operations Centre
ITT Invitation to tender
IVR Interactive Voice Response
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JF Joint Forces (NZDF)
JFC Joint Forces Commander (NZDF)
JFHQ Joint Forces Headquarters (NZDF)
JIG Joint Intelligence Group - a group of intelligence staff providing support to a major
event or incident. May include one or more FICs or SIGs.
JP Justices
JRMF Joint Risk Management Framework
JTOC Joint Traffic Operating Centre
K
K1 Police attendance sufficient. The event requires no further action following event
closure. No NIA occurrence will be created
K3 Although initially reported as an offence the incident was found not to be an
offence and no further action is required following event closure (No NIA occurrence
will be created)
K6 Further investigation or documentation is required following event closure (A NIA
occurrence will be created by the reporting officer)
K9 A person has been arrested and prosecution or other relevant action will be taken
following event closure (A NIA occurrence will be created by the reporting officer)
KALOF Keep a look out for
Kai
Knowledge and information services (NZ Police Library)
KC King Cobras
KMA Kapiti-Mana Area, Wellington District
KOS Keeping Ourselves Safe is a school programme
KRA Key result area
L
LAAM Latin American, African, Middle East.
LC Local Controller
LDAP Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
LDOD Last day of actual duty
LDOP Last day of pay
LDP Leadership Development Programme
LES Law Enforcement System (replaced by NIA)
LGBTQIA+ Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning, intersex, asexual
and more
LHDC Lower Hutt District Court [Note: now Hutt Valley District Court (HVDC)]
LIN Liquor Infringement Notice
LLA Liquor Licensing Authority
LLA Local Level Agreements
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LLA Local Level Agreements
LMC Lead maternity carer
LMRN Land mobile radio network
LNIFFS Lower North Island Forensic Fingerprint Service
LO Liaison Officer
LOA Letter of agreement
LOI Locations of interest -
LPG Local procurement group
LPG Liquefied petroleum gas
LREP Law-related education programme
LRT Legislative Reference Table (Code Book)
LSV Limited Service Volunteer
LTA Land Transport Act 1998
LTC Local tenders committee
LTNZ Land Transport New Zealand - now NZTA
LTR The Land Transport (Road User) Rule 2004
LTSA Land Transport Safety Authority, now Land Transport NZ
LTX Letter
LVSC Licensing and Vetting Service Centre
M
MAC Multi Agency Centre
MAFEU MAF Enforcement Unit
MAI Mass Allegation Investigation
MAN Manawatu Area, Central District
MAPS Map-based Analytical Policing System
MAR Marlborough Area, Tasman District
MASP multi-agency safety plan
MBT Mobile Breath Test eg a car stopped by a mobile patrol
MCDEM Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management [Note: now National
Emergency Management Agency (NEMA)]
MCG Movement Control Group
MDCAT Multi-Disciplinary Cross Agency Team
MDM Mobile Device Management
MDMA Ecstasy drug
MDT Mobile Data Terminal
MEK Medical Examination Kit
MEM Media Event Manager
MEP Media Event Publisher
MFAT Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
MFFS Midlands Forensic Fingerprint service
MGU Motorcycle Gang Unit
MiCCE Phone system for the NZ Police Communications Centres to answer calls
MIP Major incident photographers
MIP Mentally Impaired Person
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MIP Mentally Impaired Person
ML Money Laundering
MLO Māori liaison officer
MM Mongrel Mob
MMH Middlemore Hospital, Auckland
MNZ Maritime New Zealand
MOA Memorandum of Arrangement
MOBP Manual of Best Practice (replaced by Police Manual)
MOC Major Operations Centre (Response & Operations Group)
MOC Mother of Child
MODA Misuse of Drugs Act 1975
MOE Method of Entry
MOoH Medical Officer of Health
MOPs Manual of Operating Procedures
MoT Ministry of Transport
MOU Memorandum of Understanding
MPES
Māori, Pacific and Ethnic Services
MPU Missing Persons Unit at National Criminal Investigations Group
MRA Market rate allowance
MRM Māori Responsiveness Manager
MRO Mass Rescue Operation
MSA Maritime Safety Authority
MSC Mid/South Canterbury Area, Canterbury District
MSD Ministry of Social Development
MSLNZ Measurement Standards Laboratory of New Zealand
MSO Motorway Support Officer
MSOP Master standard operating procedure
MSSA military style semi-automatic firearms (no longer in use since repealed in Act)
MST Morphine sulphate tablets
mtDNA Mitochondrial DNA
MVR Motor Vehicle Register
MW Motorway
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NAB National Assessment Bureau (DPM&C)
NAI non-accidental injury
NAIT National Animal Identification and Tracing Act 2012
NAPC National Accounts Payable Group
NATSEC National Security
NAV Nationally Advertised Vacancy
NBDC National bomb data centre
NBIO National Biometric Information Office
NBX Notebook
NCA North Comms Alpha
NCC Northern Communications Centre (Northcomms)
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NCCC National Command and Coordination Centre
NCCT Non-cooperative countries and territories
NCDI National Centre for Disease Investigation
NCIG National Criminal Investigations Group
NCLRT National Clandestine Laboratory Response Team
NCMC National Crisis Management Centre
NCO Non-commissioned officer (now sergeant/senior sergeant since term repealed in
Act)
NCPS National Coronial Pathology Service
NCPT National Counter Terrorism Plan
NCSC National Cyber Security
NCST National Command Support Team
NCTP National Counter Terrorist Plan (DPM&C)
NCT SOP National Counter Terrorism Standard Operating Procedure
NDC National Disciplinary Committee
NDIB National Drug Intelligence Bureau
NEACS National Electronic Access Control System
NECC Northern Emergency Communications Centre
NEMA National Emergency Management Agency
NFA No further action
NFA No fixed address
NFD No further details (available)
NFI No further information (available)
NFPSC National Fingerprint Service Centre
NFSS Non-fatal Strangulation/Suffocation
NFVC National family violence co-ordinator
NGCC Next Generation Critical Communications
NGO Non-governmental Organisation
NIA National Intelligence Application
NIC National Intelligence Centre (previously known as NBCI)
NICC National Intelligence Collections Coordinator
NIIO National Initial Investigation Office
NMCC National Maritime Co-ordination Committee
NMG National Management Group: Communications
NNB Nelson Bays Area, Tasman District
NND Northland District
NNNN 'Message ends (NNNN)' or 'I have disconnected the call'
NOCG National Organised Crime Group
NOK Next of Kin
NORO Notice of Reporting Obligations
NOTAM Airways Corporation Notice to Airmen
NPG National Procurement Group
NPI Number Plate Information
NPIC National Police and Insights Centre
NPO National Property Office
NPO Non-profit organization
NPT Neighbourhood Policing Team
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NPT Neighbourhood Policing Team
NRISU National Retail Investigation Support Unit
NRPC National Road Policing Centre
NRS National Recording Standard
NSC National Security Committee
NSG National Security Group
NSH North Shore Area [Note: now Waitemata East Area]
NSIT National Security Intelligence Team
NSNZ Neighbourhood Support NZ
NSP Neighbourhood Safety Panels
NSS Security Intelligence and Threats Group (DPM&C)
NSSD National Security Systems Directorate (DPM&C)
NSS WG National Security Systems Watch Group
NST National Support Team
NTB National Tenders Board
NTP National Training Plan
NUA No unit available
NWCC National Women’s Consultative Committee
NWCG The National Welfare Coordination Group
NZCHI – New Zealand Crime Harm Index
NZCS
New Zealand Customs Service
NZDF New Zealand Defence Force
NZDMO New Zealand Debt Management Office
NZFS NZ Fire Service (no
w Fire and Emergency New Zealand FENZ)
NZIPR New Zealand Identity Protection Register (Identity Register)
NZP New Zealand Police (Note: use ‘Police’ as the abbreviation)
NZPB New Zealand Parole Board
NZPOL New Zealand Police
NZQA New Zealand Qualifications Authority
NZRC New Zealand Red Cross
NZSAR New Zealand Search and Rescue Secretariat
NZSIS NZ Security Intelligence Service
NZTA New Zealand Transport Agency [Note: now Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency]
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OA Official Assignee
OAG Organisational Assurance Group (now Assurance & Risk Group)
OAMS Operational Asset Management System
OC Officer in charge
OC Station Officer in charge of station
OC Otago Coastal Area, Southern District
OCGG Organisational Capability Governance Group
OC spray
Oleoresin capsicum spray
OCA Organised Crime Agency
OCEANZ Online child exploitation across New Zealand
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OCR Optional Character Recognition
OCS Organised Crime Squad
OCU Organised Crime Unit
ODARA Ontario Domestic Assault Risk Assessment [Note: no longer in use]
ODESC Officials Domestic External Security Committee
ODS Ozone layer depleting substances
OFCANZ Organised and Financial Crime Agency New Zealand [Note: now NOCG and FIU]
OIA
Official Information Act 1982
OLC Otago Lakes Central Area, Southern District
OLF Operational Leaders Forum
OMCG Outlaw motorcycle gangs
OOOO 'You can hang up now. I have all the information I need'
OpHQ Operation Headquarters
OPT Offender Prevention Teams (formerly referred to as TPT Tactical Prevention Team)
OSA Officer Safety Alarms
OSC On-Scene Commander
OSINT Open Source Intelligence
OSL Optimal Staffing Levels
OSPRI Operational Solutions for Primary Industries
OT
Oranga Tamariki – Ministry for Children
OTB Opposition to Bail
P
P1 Priority 1 - Arrival time on scene within 10 minutes
P2 Priority 2 - Arrival time on scene within 30 minutes
P3 Priority 3 - Arrival time on scene within 24 hours
PAD Police Adult Diversion scheme
PAF Police Acknowledgement Form
PANDA Problem - Analyse - Nominate - Deploy - Assess
PAG Property Advisory Group
PAT Physical Appraisal Test
PESTELOM - Political, Economic, Social, Technological, Environmental, Legal,
Organisational, Media
PCA Perceived Cumulative Assessment - Officer’s assessment, and continuous
reassessment, of an incident based on information known about the situation and the
subject’s behaviour, using the TENR (Threat, Exposure, Necessity, Response) model.
PCBU Persons conducting a business or undertaking
PCCK Pistol Carbine Conversion Kits
PCM Police Coastal Master
PCN Police Communication Network
PCP Pre-charged pneumatic airguns
PCS Police Calibration Services
PCSO Police community support officers
PCT Physical competency test
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PCWAP Probationary Constable Workplace Assessment Programme
PD Preventive Detention
PDs Position descriptions
PDG Police Development Group
PDLA Police Detention Legal Assistance roster
PDP Professional Driving Panel
PDSI Police Decision Support Infrastructure. One of Police's data warehouses.
PEC Police Executive Committee (Note: Now ELT)
PEM Police Executive Management (Note: now ELB)
PEO Physical education officers
PEO Police education officers
PERF Police Employment Rehabilitation Fund
PFA Public Finance Act
PFA Private Fire Alarm
PFO Profit Forfeiture Order
PFVDR Police Family Violence Death Review
PHPF Police High Performance Framework
PHU Public health units
PI
Police Instructions
PIA Privacy Impact Assessments
PIB Police Infringement Bureau
PIBIS Police Infringement Bureau Information System
PICAs Persons in charge of animals
PICP Pacific Islands Chiefs of Police
PIDS Perimeter Intrusion-Detection Systems
PIM Public Information Management
PIPS Police Infringement Process System
PITT Police Integrated Tactical Training
PKTA Piki Ki Te Ao - 482 Great South Road Road, Otahuhu (formerly Harlech House)
PLF Police Leadership Forum
PLO Pacific Liaison Officer
PLO Police Liaison Officer
PMA Police Medical Advisor
PMAF Prisoner Management Assessment Form
PMG Property Management Group
PMU Police Maritime Unit
PNDS Police National Dive Squad
PNH Person Needing Help
PNHQ Police National Headquarters
PNT Police Negotiation Team (see also APNT above)
PO Protection Order (also known as Domestic Protection Order)
PO Protection Officer
POCU Proceeds of Crime Unit
POD Point of derailment
POE Point of entry
POI Person of Interest
POL Police form prefix. eg POL 1310 Family Violence Formset
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POP Problem-oriented policing
PPC Police Professional Conduct
PPCM Police Professional Conduct Manager
PPCT Pressure point control technique
PPDP
Professional Police Driving Programme
PPE Personal Protective Equipment
PPK Personal Protection Kit
PPO Principal Protection officer
PPO Public Protection Order
PPS
Police Prosecution Service
PPU Performance pay unit
PROP Police Register of Property
PQ Parliamentary Question
PRIDE Public Registration and Inquiry Data Base for Emergencies
PRN Person Record Number - given when person charged with an offence
PROS Prosecution Service Centre
PRW Parole Recall Warrant
PS Protection Services
PSP Police Strategic Plan
PSN Public Safety Network
PSNI Police Service of Northern Ireland
PSO
Police Safety Order
PSR Protective Security Requirements
PSRA Protective Security Risk Assessment
PSS Police Superannuation Scheme
PST Public Safety Team - General Duties officers organised into teams to provide
policing services within a District
PSU Police Support Unit
PT Physical Training
PTT Precision Targeting Team
PTX Photo
PVR Police video record
PXR Post Exercise Report
Q
QA Quality Assurance
QBH Query bail history
QDH Query driving history
QHA Query history all
QHC Query history criminal
QI Query Item
QID Query identifier - a unique identifier given to all NZP employees
QL Query Location
QO Query Organisation
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QP Query Person
QAIF Quality Assurance and Improvement Framework
QV Query Vehicle
QVR Query vehicle registration
R
R&D Now known as Training Development Group (TDG)
RATChat Routine activity theory chat
RAT Resource allocation target
RBNZ Reserve Bank New Zealand
RCA Road Controlling Authority
RCC Recognition of current competency
RCCNZ Rescue Co-ordination Centre of New Zealand
RDO Rostered Days Off
RFI Request for Information
RFP Request for proposal
RFP Regional Forensic Pathologists
RFQ Request for Quote
RFT Request for Tender
RIP Revised Integrated Practice
RIC Remanded in custody
RIOD Realtime Intelligence for Operational Deployment
RIU
Racing Integrity Unit
RJ Restorative justice
RLCP Red Light Camera Project
RMF Risk Management Framework
RNZPC The Royal New Zealand Police College: training centre at Porirua
RO Registered Owner
RoC Report of Concern
ROCC Resilience to Organised Crime in Communities
ROD Rodney Area [Note: now Waitemata North Area]
ROI Registration of interest
RORE Response and Operations: Research and Evaluation
ROT Rotorua Area, Bay of Plenty District
RP Road Police
RPAS Remotely Piloted Aircraft System
RPG
Road Policing Group (previously TSB)
RPL Recognition of prior learning
RPM Road Policing Manager
RPSG Restricted Place Support Group
RPA Risk Profile Assessment
RPT Road Policing Team
RRP Rating Review Panel
RRRR 'I have read (RRRR) this information'
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RSA Royal New Zealand Returned and Services Association Inc.
RSAP Road safety action plan
RSD Road Safety Directive
RT Road target
RTA Required to Arrest
RTB Return to base
RTG Refuse to give
RTI Rising Tide Incidents
RTI Road Traffic Incident
RTI Required To Interview
RTPP Risk targeted patrol plan
RTS Report to Station
RTM Responsiveness to Māori
RUC Road user charges
RV Rendezvous point
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SA Staging Area
SAATS Sexual Abuse Assessment and Treatment Service
SACAT Act Substance Addiction (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 2017
SAL Service adviser leader (SNEN team leader)
SALADG Senior Advisor: Learning and Development Group
SAM Situational Awareness Map
SAM Southern Area Manager
SAN Storage Area Network
SAP Software company that provides many applications used in Police, including
BusinessObjects, MyPolice, and SAP ERP
SAP Safe Arrival Point
SAP ERP Financial management computer system
SAR Search and Rescue
SARdonyx multi-agency reporting system for SAR incidents in New Zealand
SAREX SAR training exercise
SASA Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
SBAF Stop Benefit Approval Form
SBM Services Business Manager
SCAB Intoxication Assessment Tool
SCBA Self contained breathing apparatus
SCC Southern Communications Centre (Southcomms)
SCD Security car driver
SCI Serious crash investigator
SCI Specialist Child Interview
SCI Sensitive Compartmental Intelligence
SCM Service Centre Manager
SCO Site Control Officer
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SCOPE Surroundings, conditions/descriptions, organisation, people/prospects, and
effects/education training
SCU Serious Crash Unit
SCWI Specialist Child Witness Interview
SECC Southern Emergency Communications Centre
SERT Special Emergency Response Team
SFI Specialist Fire Investigator
SFO Serious Fraud Office
SFP Safe Forward Point
SIFFS South Island Forensic Fingerprint Service
SIG Strategic Intelligence Group - a group of intelligence staff that provide strategic
reporting, typically as part of a JIG.
SIGS Security in the Government Sector
SILO Site Intelligence Liaison Officer (NZSIS)
SIS (New Zealand) Security Intelligence Service
SITG Security Intelligence & Threats Group
SITREP Situation report
SIWP Supported Internal Witness Programme
SLA Service Level Agreement
SLB Sick Leave Bank
SLD Southland Area, Southern District
SLSNZ Surf Life Saving New Zealand
SLO Senior Liaison Officer
SLM Senior Launch Master
SLT Senior Leadership Team (formerly PEC)
SME Subject matter experts
SNEN Single non-emergency number
SNSC Short Notice Shift Change
SND Southern District
SOCO Scene of crime officer
SOE Special Operations Expenditure
SOI Statement of intent
SOF Summary of Facts
SOPs Standard operating procedures
SPIR
Security and Privacy Incident Register
S&PGG Stewardship and Performance Governance Group
SPRG Security and Privacy Reference Group
SPT Strategic Performance Template
SR
Supported Resolutions – non-prosecution outcomes for offending. Previously
known as ‘Alternative Resolutions’
SRBA Stab Resistant Body Armour
SRG Strategic response group aka team policing
SRO Senior Responsible Officer
SRT Static roll threshold
SSG Specialist Search Group
SSO Site Safety Officer
SSO Station Support Officer
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SSP Statement of service performance
SSPOI Staff Safety Person of Interest
SST Specialist Search Team (NZDF)
SST&C Staff Safety Tasking and Coordination
SSTT Staff Safety Tactical Training (now PITT)
STA Scheduled Task Administrator
START Secure Tracking of Asset Readiness for Tactical Deployment
STG
Special Tactics Group
STR Suspicious Transaction Report
STST School traffic safety team
STU Strategic Traffic Unit
S-T&CGG Strategic Tasking and Coordination Governance Group
SVION Stationary Vehicle Infringement Offence Notice
SW Search warrant
SWAI Social Work Assessment Interview
SWL
Shift workers leave
SWN Social Welfare Number
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T&C Tasking and Coordination
TAC Tandem Air Cartridge
TacInt Tactical Intelligence Unit
TAD Tasman District
TAG Traffic Alcohol Group
TAIC Transport Accident Investigation Commission
TAIN Tairawhiti Abuse Intervention Network
TAF TASER Assurance Forum
TAR Taranaki Area, Central District
TASER a type of Conducted Electrical Weapon (CEW), more accurately 'Tom A. Swift
Electric RIfle'
TAU Threat Assessment Unit
TAU Traffic Alcohol Unit – usually Traffic Alcohol Group
T&C
Tasking and Coordination
TCH Traffic conviction histories
TCR Traffic Crash Report
TCS Traction Control System
TCU Tactical Crime Unit
TDD Tyre Deflation Devices
TDG Training Development Group
TDT Tactical Dog Team. Part of the
Tactical Response Model (TRM)
TEMS Tactical Emergency Medical Support
TENR
Threat Exposure Necessity Response (Threat Assessment Tool)
TERM
Tactical Equipment Record of Movement
TESA Telephone emergency subscriber access
TESP T ti l E i
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TESP Tactical Environment Safety Programme
TG Tracing Group
TGC Training Governance Committee
TIC Terrorist Intelligence Centre (NZSIS)
TIMG The Information Management Group
TM Tāmaki Makaurau
TMDCC Tāmaki Makaurau District Command Centre
TMEST Tāmaki Makaurau Ethnic Services Team
TMS Training management system
TNA Training needs analysis
TOC Tactical Operations Coordinator
TOC Traffic Operations Centre
TOF
Tactical Options Framework
TOG
Technical Operations Group
TOM Te Ohu Manawanui
TON Traffic offence notice
ToR Terms of Reference
TOR Tactical Options Reports
TOT Tactical Options Trainer
TOWG Tactical Options Working Group
TPO Taupo Area, Bay of Plenty District
TPO
Te Pae Oranga – Iwi and Community Panels. A form of
Supported Resolution (SR)
TPT Tactical Prevention Team
TPT
Talent Pathway Team
TQ Telephone quotation
TR Total Remuneration
TRM
Tactical Response Model
TRC Transport Registry Centre (LTSA)
TSC Tactical Safety Coach
TSC Training Service Centre (also RNZPC)
TxC Theft ex car
TSB Traffic Safety Branch. Now called Road Policing
TSU Technical Support Unit (now Technical Operations Group (TOG))
TTT Train The Trainer
TWP Te Wai Pounamu - South Island
3T Turnover - Closure type code for incident involving vehicle or person stop
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UC Undercover Cop (aka Special Duties Constable)
UCP Undercover Programme
UD Unintentional discharge
UDD Urgent Duty Driving
ULT Unlawful takings
ULTMV Unlawful Taking (of) a Motor Vehicle
UNCROC United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
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UNCROC United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
UNIFFS Upper North Island Forensic Fingerprint Service
UPD
Understanding Policing Delivery
USAR Urban Search and Rescue
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VAWSEIPO Victim, Appreciation, Witnesses, Scene, Exhibits, Ingredients, Powers,
Offenders
VCCR Vienna Convention on Consular Relations 1963
VCDR Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations 1961
VDAM Vehicle dimensions and mass rule
ViCLAS Violent Crime Linkage Analysis System
ViKI Vulnerable Kids Information System
VIP Very Important Person
VIPERS
Victim Support - Intelligence and EBP - Prevention - Enforcement -
Reassurance - Support
VIPPS VIP Protection Squad
VIS Victim Impact Statement
VOD Verification of Death
VOI Vehicle of interest
VOIP Voice Over IP
VOLT Victims, Offenders, Locations, Trends
VPEPC Victoria-Police Education Programme Committee
VRI Video Record of Interview
VS
Vetting Services
VSO Vehicle Safety Officers
VVS Victim Video Statement
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WAA Wairarapa Area, Wellington District
WAI Waitakere Area [Note: now WMW (Waitematā West Area)]
WAN Whanganui Area, Central District
WBOP Western Bay of Plenty Area, Bay Of Plenty District
WBS Work breakdown structure
WCT West Coast Area, Tasman District
WEG Wildlife Enforcement Group
WFM Workforce Management
WFMIP Workforce Management Improvement Programme
WGA Wellington Area, Wellington District
WGD Wellington District
WKD Waikato District
WMD Waitematā District
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WME Waitematā East Area, Waitematā District
WMN Waitematā North Area, Waitematā District
WMW Waitematā West Area, Waitematā District
WNPH
Whāngaia Ngā Pā Harakeke
WPA Work Place Assessor
WR Whangarei Area, Northland District
WSPs Wellbeing Service Providers
WTA Warrant to Arrest
WTI Wanted to Interview
WTW Written Traffic Warning. A form of
Supported Resolution (SR)
WWE Waikato East Area, Waikato District
WWW Waikato West Area, Waikato District
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YAS Youth Aid Service
YEO Youth Engagement Officer
YES Youth Education Service
YORST Youth Offending Risk Screening Tool
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