Photo / Tim Cuff“You can expect to see all staff of all ranks out and about, being present, being visible. Getting senior cops on the job will give frontline staff more opportunities to focus on high priority jobs. File photo / Martin SykesThe FSM is also hoped to free up core frontline staff, giving them more time to attend both priority and critical events. Before officers are able to do frontline work, they must undergo compulsory refresher training, which most staff have now completed. “There’s a day’s worth of first aid training, there’s a day’s worth of physical tactics training.

Source: New Zealand Herald January 26, 2026 20:02 UTC