Source: New Zealand Police
Media are invited to two recruit wing graduations.
What: Graduations of the New Zealand Police Recruit Wings 401 (82 graduates) and 402 (35 graduates).
Who: For families and friends to celebrate with the newly attested police officers.
Why: Completion and graduation from their initial training course.
Where and when:
Wing 401: Te Rauparaha Arena, Porirua; Thursday 12 November at 10am – media will need to be in place by 9.45am.
Wing 402: Barfoot & Thompson Arena, Auckland; Friday 13 November at 11am – media will need to be in place by 10.45am.
RSVP the Police Media Centre if you’re attending: media@police.govt.nz
Police Commissioner Richard Chambers will attend both ceremonies. Police Minister Mark Mitchell will attend the Porirua graduation, while Associate Police Minister Casey Costello will attend both graduations.
The new constables will start their first day of duty in their Police districts the week beginning Monday 23 November 2026 and will continue their training on the job as probationary constables.
Wing patrons
Wing 401 Patron Jon White:
Jon White is a former Assistant Commissioner whose Police career spanned decades and a wide range of roles.
Jon joined the New Zealand Police in 1974. He later became Assistant Commissioner for Human Resources and then for Counter Terrorism, National Security, and International Service.
He oversaw a broad range of critical national and international initiatives including leading Police’s involvement in national security operations alongside other intelligence agencies, helping to found Police’s International Service Group, and establishing capacity-building programmes across Pacific Island nations.
Jon is now based in Cromwell and he maintains strong interests in community and recreational activities, including as the President of the New Zealand Police Pipe Band.
Wing 402 Patron Alexia Hilbertidou:
Alexia Hilbertidou is the founder of GirlBoss NZ, an organisation for young women that aims to close the gender gap in science, technology, engineering, maths, leadership and entrepreneurship.
GirlBoss has programmes implemented in over 400 schools across New Zealand, Australia and the Cook Islands.
Alexia founded GirlBoss as a 16-year-old, with her own mission to get women to the boardroom table, and she believes the decisions made while young are crucial in paving the way.
Alexia has received over 30 awards for her work, including receiving a Queen’s Young Leader Award for Services to the Commonwealth.
ENDS
Original source: https://nz.mil-osi.com/2026/11/11/media-advisory-117-new-constables-to-graduate-this-week/