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Among those attending the welcome will be serving members of the No
25 HRH Prince of Wales Cadet Wing, who also participated at the
opening ceremony of the College 33 years ago in April 1981.
However, times have changed since 1981 and William and Catherine
will witness a more modern style of policing, as staff will
showcase their skills and capabilities to the royal couple at the
College.
The visit will begin with The Duke and Duchess acknowledging the
sacrifice of 29 officers from the New Zealand Police who have been
killed during the course of their duties. This will be accompanied
by a Mihi and Karakia, a traditional Maori greeting and prayer,
with music from the police Kapa Haka group.
The Royals will then view police recruits training from close up
and move onto the parade ground for a policing and dog handling
demonstration.
Speaking about the visit, Commissioner Mike Bush said: “We have
much to be proud of in New Zealand Police and it is a great honour
and privilege to host the Duke and Duchess”.
“The College deeply values its association with the Royal family
and we look forward to showing them how modern policing works,
particularly our focus on prevention and victims”.
The College aims to equip staff with the skills needed to
contribute to the Police vision, mission and objectives. It
was originally opened by Prince Charles in 1981, and the College
had its Royal title conferred later on in 1986 by Her Majesty The
Queen during her visit for the Police Centenary celebrations.
This is the last engagement the Duke and Duchess will attend in New
Zealand before they depart from Wellington Airport for a three hour
flight to Sydney for the next leg of their tour.
Photo Credit: Government House, New Zealand]]>
