If you have further questions please feel free to contact us:
* Required information
0800 NEW COPS (0800 639 2677)
Address:
New Zealand Police
P.O. Box 3017
Wellington
Connect with other recruits:
Go to the 'NZ Police Recruitment' page on Facebook to connect with others like yourself who are going through the process. The page allows you to share your experiences and get answers to all your recruitment questions.
Follow police officers on Twitter
Get real work stories from real police officers tweeting in the field. You can get all of the best tweets from general duties police officers, dog handlers (delta), search & rescue, community policing and a detective on @BetterWorkStory
Alternatively you can follow individual officers on:
- general duties @NZPGenDuties
- police dog handler @NZPDelta
- search and rescue @NZPSAR
- community & neighbourhood policing @NZPCommunity
- detective @BetterWorkStory
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