police officer looking to relocate can anybody help please ?

kim price

Both myself and partner paul want to move to nz but could use some advice re work issues, im a serving police officer in cardiff in wales and paul is in the merchant navy, does anybody know if this counts for anything when applying to live in nz, any advice would be really great, we also have approx £200,000 to bring with us, how does this work with the points system. many thanks for your help.

madmax · Testing The Water Joined: 26 Apr 2004 Posts: 3

Hi Kim, are you hoping to remain a police officer?

kim price · Posted: Wed May 05, 2004 9:11 am Post subject: MADMAX

Hi mad yes id love to be able to do my job in nz, all a bit confusing at the moment but getting there, hope i sent this message back the right way im a bit new to all this, hope your well and thanks for question

veronica · Posted: Wed May 05, 2004 9:12 am Post subject:

Hi have just been talking to a friend in the police here in the UK and she was saying NZ have just started using one of the systems we use over here and they are looking for people who are already familiar with it. Unfortunately I can't remember the name but will try to find out.

kim price · Posted: Wed May 05, 2004 9:15 am Post subject: VERONICA

Hey that would be great veronica, any help through this mine field makes it seem less lonely, not sure if my job would come under the special skills remit so need any help i can get thank you

Graham Barnes · Posted: Wed May 05, 2004 6:35 pm Post subject:

A few months ago, there were plenty of newspaper articles about the NZ police force actively recruiting from the UK (particularly from Manchester if I remember correctly).
Is this process still happening?

Graham

kim price · Posted: Thu May 06, 2004 7:19 am Post subject: GRAHAM BARNES

Hi Graham not sure if thats still the case can you remember which news papers your saw the things about police wanted in nz ive only just begun my research so if you have any useful ideas me and paul would be very grateful seems like theres some info about but it all differs a lot some say that you cant join unless your a resident and some say that theres no call for officers at all very confusing i think hope your well thanks for your reply, kim

cliff · Posted: Thu May 06, 2004 10:36 am Post subject:

Kim,

Take a look at these links:

Minister welcomes UK police
Information for UK Police Produced by the NZ Police Association for UK Police interested in NZ Police

There may be something useful in there somewhere.

Good luck

kim price · Posted: Thu May 06, 2004 10:59 am Post subject: CLIFF

Hi cliff a real big thanks for sending me this info on the police force info is differing a little so this article was really great to read thanks again youve kept my hopes high KIM PRICE

madmax · Testing The Water Joined: 26 Apr 2004 Posts: 3

Kim Sorry for the delay in making a response.

I recevied an email from thw NZ police recently which stated that you must be a permanent resident in NZ before you can apply.

But previous experience & training would be taken into consideration when planning your personal training which might be shortened.

kim price · Posted: Sat May 08, 2004 1:00 am Post subject: madmax

hi mad thanks for getting back to us seems we are struggling with the points system at the mo think i need to do more rsearch and find out what are good points and what are bad hey thanks again