Owaka sole-charge officer Senior Constable Murray Hewitson outside his station. Photo by Helena de Reus. : Challenges at sole-charge stations
Owaka sole-charge officer Senior Constable Murray Hewitson outside his station. Photo by Helena de Reus. : Challenges at sole-charge stations
Senior Constable Murray Hewitson, of Owaka, (left) and Constable Logan Dickie, of Balclutha, interview a woman after a single-vehicle crash near Kaka Point in February last year. Photo by Helena de Reus. : Challenges at sole-charge stations
Senior Constable Murray Hewitson, of Owaka, (left) and Constable Logan Dickie, of Balclutha, interview a woman after a single-vehicle crash near Kaka Point in February last year. Photo by Helena de Reus. : Challenges at sole-charge stations
Sole-charge officers get called out in all weather and are sometimes cut off from backup. Senior Constable John Mawhinney, of Tapanui, took this photo of a snowy State Highway 90 near Raes Junction in June last year. Photo by John Mawhinney. : Challenges at sole-charge stations
Sole-charge officers get called out in all weather and are sometimes cut off from backup. Senior Constable John Mawhinney, of Tapanui, took this photo of a snowy State Highway 90 near Raes Junction in June last year. Photo by John Mawhinney. : Challenges at sole-charge stations
Challenges at sole-charge stations
With the possibility of further restructuring across the Southern policing district, Balclutha reporter Helena de Reus takes a moment to look at...