Police Remembrance Day first

Balclutha police staff remember the fallen yesterday at the first Remembrance Day held in...
Balclutha police staff remember the fallen yesterday at the first Remembrance Day held in Balclutha. Photos: Sam White & Mandy Cooper.
Otago Lakes-Central area commander Inspector Olaf Jensen, kaumatua Taare Bradshaw, police...
Otago Lakes-Central area commander Inspector Olaf Jensen, kaumatua Taare Bradshaw, police chaplain Jim Patrick and Senior Sergeant Paula Enoka attend the Queenstown service.

Police in Balclutha observed  Police Remembrance Day for the first time this week.

Staff shared a moment of silence on Thursday to remember the 32 officers who have been killed on duty in New Zealand and the 40 officers and employees who have died as a result of police work since 1886.

Senior Sergeant Alistair Dickie said staff  also wanted to use the occasion to remember Pauline Burrows, a staff member at the Balclutha station for 32 years, who died of cancer two years ago.

"We still feel the loss of Pauline as she was taken far too early," Snr Sgt Dickie said.

Similar services were held  around New Zealand, including Queenstown and Dunedin, as September 29 is recognised as the feast day of the Archangel Michael, the patron saint of police.

Snr Sgt Dickie said that there was always a risk for frontline police staff in their work and it was important not to become complacent.

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