Pacific Island Chiefs of Police
Women's Advisory Network
NEWSLETTER
September 2015
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PICP WAN Leadership Workshop – Guam, May 2015
PICP WAN Conference – New Zealand, June 2015
PICP Conference – Niue, August 2015
ACWAP Conference and Award – Sydney, September 2015
2015 PICP WAN Exchange Program overview
2016 PICP Seconded Pacific Officer program
PICP WAN Conference 2015
Message from PICP WAN Chair – NZ Police Inspector Karen
Henrikson
Greetings all from Sunny New Zealand where the days are finally
getting longer and the temperatures are slowly rising - true!
It has been a very busy few months since the annual PICP WAN
conference in Auckland in June. I have certainly been "riding the
wave" as your Chairperson since then with a trip to Niue for the
Chiefs conference followed shortly after with a trip to Sydney for
the 9th Australasian Council of Women and Policing Conference.
Commissioner Perrault, Jonelle Lancashire and I presented to the Chiefs on the mentoring
program (to be piloted in Samoa); roll out of Individual and Personal Development Plans; and
moving to a biennial conference with the WAN Chairs meeting every other year coinciding
with the Chiefs conference. It was pleasing that all of the above submissions were
unanimously endorsed by the Chiefs. They have also agreed to further explore the burning
issues raised by our delegates and determine strategies to overcome them, so watch this
space!
In Sydney it was great to catch up with some of our sisters across the Pacific and watch them
carry their countries flags with pride at the opening of the conference. There were some
excellent speakers and interesting presentations, with Jonny and I featuring amongst them
with our presentation on the PICP WAN since 2003 and ongoing challenges. It was also
awesome to be able to watch the 100 years of women in New South Wales Police celebrations
- seeing hundreds of Police women marching proudly through the streets of Sydney was truly
inspiring.
The highlight though had to be the ACWAP awards and seeing Filipa Lini (Vanuatu) and Helen
Toves (Guam) win categories, and Kaboiti Aretateta (Kiribati) receive a Highly Commended.
Well done and most deserved!
Finally, I hope you all have "caught the wave" and are striving to develop yourselves and
your police career and/or supporting others in their development. The first step is completing
that Individual Development Plan!
Ka kite
From the Editor:
The last 4 months have been very busy for members of the PICP
Secretariat, and this edition gives an overview of the Conferences
and Training programs the PICP WAN have been involved in.
As we sadly say goodbye to the Seconded Pacific Officers Filipa, Fred
and Sharon – who have been working with the PICP Secretariat for
the last 7 months, we are also pleased to have begun our search for
suitably qualified members to undertake SPO placements in 2016.
We also look forward to delivery of the PICP WAN Pilot Mentoring
Program to be delivered in Samoa in November, and will keep
everyone informed on the progress.
PICP WAN Program Manager Jonelle (Jonny) LANCASHIRE
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PICP WAN Leadership Workshop – Guam, May 2015:
Following on from the PICP WAN Leadership Workshop conducted in French Polynesia in
2014, the PICP WAN Program Manager Jonny Lancashire, with the assistance of Federal
Agent Leanne Lomas of the AFP, delivered a 3-day Leadership Workshop to 14 PICP WAN
members in Guam in May.
Participants from CNMI, Cook Islands, Vanuatu, FSM, Marshall Islands, Palau and Guam
enjoyed a very interactive workshop. Highlights included Guam Chief Judge Frances
Tydingco-Gatewood as key note speaker; Guam PD Sgt Emily Charfauros addressing the
group regarding her secondment with the FBI; and Guam PD Captain Kim Santos offering her
thoughts as the most senior women in the Guam PD.
Participants were also challenged by a number of team building exercises and syndicate work.
Guam Police Department participants in the Leadership Workshop with Facilitators Leanne Lomas and Jonny
Lancashire, Guam First Lady and Guam Chief of Police Fred Bordallo (retired) in centre.
Judge Tydingco-Gatewood
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New Zealand Police hosted the 12th annual Pacific Islands Chiefs of Police Women’s Advisory
Network (PICP WAN) Conference in Auckland 23rd – 25th June 2015. 41 Delegates attended
from 20 PICP jurisdictions, the largest number of attendees in the 12 year history. This year
was the first for guest Delegates from Tokelau (NZ Territory), and saw the welcome return of
Fiji. Ms Sina Wendt-Moore, Chief Executive of Leadership New Zealand Facilitated the
conference which had a focus on guest speakers, syndicate interaction and delegate
participation.
Conference Delegates endorsed a PICP WAN Mentoring Program on the basis of a
presentation, guest speaker and concept paper. The Mentoring Program was subsequently
given unanimous support at the PICP Conference and a Pilot program is scheduled to
commence in Samoa later in the year.
Conference Delegates endorsed a change in the PICP WAN Constitution moving to a biennial
conference (every second year) with the Chair of each regional WAN attending a PICP WAN
Chair’s meeting in the alternative years.
A presentation on Individual Development Plans (IDPs) was also warmly received by
conference Delegates who voted in favour of the PICP WAN disseminating IDP’s out to all
jurisdictions. The IDP roll out begins in Tonga in October.
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Chief of Police Tony Edwards and his wonderful Niue Police
Team hosted the 2015 Pacific Islands Chiefs of Police
Conference 18th – 20th August 2015. Nineteen Chiefs or
their representative attended the Conference with a strong
Observer contingent.
Congratulations to Captain Stephanie Ravel who attended
the PICP Conference representing Commissioner Francis
Rota of New Caledonia.
During the PICP Conference, PICP WAN Executive Leader
Francois Perrault, in company with Chair Karen Henrikson
and Program Manager Jonny Lancashire, delivered the PICP
WAN presentation to the forum.
The Chiefs showed great interest in addressing the burning
issues identified at the 2015 PICPWAN Conference, and
outcomes included:
 PICP endorsed the PICP WAN Mentoring Program and support delivery of the Pilot to be
staged in Samoa commencing in late 2015;
 PICP endorsed the PICP WAN Driver Training program with delivery of a Pilot to be
launched in Vanuatu in early 2016;
 PICP endorsed implementation of Individual Development Plans; and
 PICP endorsed the move to biennial PICP WAN conference with regional WAN Chair’s
meeting to precede Chiefs’ conference each alternate year.
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A number of PICP WAN members attended the 2015 Australasian Council of Women &
Policing (ACWAP) Conference at Luna Park in Sydney in early September 2015. The theme
was “Making History, Shaping the Future” and the Conference included a number of guest
speakers including a panel of senior executive female officers and another panel featuring
many of the Australian Police Commissioners seeking feedback from female members.
On the first evening of the Conference, the 17th annual Excellence in Policing Awards function
was held to acknowledge the depth of talent and capability in law enforcement and support
areas throughout Australia and the Pacific.
Award winning members of
PICP WAN were:
 Filipa Lini (pictured far
left) of Vanuatu Police Force
winning the Excellence in
policing the asia pacific
region award;
 Katboiti Aretateta
(pictured centre) of Kiribati
Police Service being highly
commended for the
Excellence in policing the
asia pacific region; and
 Helen Toves (pictured
far right) of Guam Police
Department winning the
ACWAP Encouragement
award.
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2015 PICP WAN Exchange Program
Summary Report
The PICP WAN Exchange Program was introduced from endorsement at the 2007 PICP Conference in New
Zealand. The Program aims to select approximately 6 members annually from PICP-WAN countries to
undertake a 2-week exchange to study an area of policing interest in another Pacific jurisdiction.
The objectives of this program are:
1. To enhance the career of individual policewomen by providing them with an opportunity to work
alongside police officers in another pacific country.
2. To investigate activities in other pacific police services that might be introduced into the service of the
exchange candidate, and to report such initiatives to their Chief of Police, thereby enhancing the capacity
of pacific police services.
3. To meet with WAN members in the other country, and to report activities back to their own WAN,
thereby strengthening the bond between individual pacific women's networks.
4. To provide other networks with the completed reports so that initiatives might be shared to the wider
pacific.
For the year 2014/2015 the PICP Secretariat received 25 applications for the PICP-WAN Exchange Program,
a significant increase from all previous years. Of the 25 applications received, six were selected in line with
funding and based on a rating system developed for the program.
Successful applicants for 2014/2015 were from Kiribati (1), New Caledonia (1), Guam (1), Tonga (2), and
Vanuatu (2). A further summary of each exchange is provided below.
Exchange One: Kiribati to Vanuatu (11 – 24 August 2014)
Senior Constable Ioteana Mouata from Kiribati Police Service
(KPS) undertook a PICP-WAN Exchange with Vanuatu Police Force
(VPF) and reported exceeding all objectives with a full itinerary
visiting all units of the VPF including the Police Training College
and Maritime Wing. As a result of the Exchange, S/Constable
Mouata provided recommendations for KPS Commissioner to
consider establishment of a media unit and drafting of a media
policy based on the VPF arrangements.
Exchange Two: Guam to Cook Islands (12 – 26 September 2014)
Police Officer 1 Suzie Santos from Guam Police Department (GDP)
completed a PICP-WAN Exchange with Cook Islands Police Service (CIPS)
and reported meeting or exceeding all objectives relating to her study of
the CIPS Women’s Advisory Network. Officer Santos reports on having
engaged with senior members of the WAN and CIPS Executive gaining
many useful ideas to help grow the GDP WAN, especially around the
involvement of unsworn members and male officers. Officer Santos also
received advice regarding the implementation of GDP WAN Terms of
Reference. Shortly after attending this exchange Officer Santos assumed the role of GDP WAN Chair and
has contributed to its development as evidenced by PICP WAN Program Manager during a visit to Guam in
early 2015.
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Exchange Three: Vanuatu to Palau (13 – 24 October 2014)
Bianca Vira of Vanuatu Police Force (VPF) completed a PICP-WAN Exchange
with Palau to study Maritime Navigation and Investigations. Officer Vira was
provided full access to the Palau Maritime & Police Headquarters, observing
operational duties including inspection of foreign fishing vessels, and brief
preparation for maritime offences.
Although Officer Vira did not spend time with the Palau WAN whilst on Exchange, she reports to have
exceeded all objectives and learned a great deal to assist with her position in VPF.
Exchange Four: New Caledonia to NZ (17 – 28 November 2014)
Stephanie Leou Tham of Public Security Direction, New Caledonia completed a PICPWAN exchange with New Zealand police based in the Waikato region. Stephanie
considered her exchange studying Police Administration processes both rewarding
and intense with objectives meeting expectations. Stephanie reported learning a
great deal about the NZ approach to preventive policing, and the Iwi, Pacific and
Ethnic Liaison officers program.
Exchange Five: Vanuatu to America Samoa (16 – 31 May 2015)
Sergeant Miltus Maliu of Vanuatu Police Force (VPF) completed a PICPWAN Exchange with America Samoa’s Department of Public Safety, to
study research and planning, where all her objectives exceeded
expectation. Sgt Maliu was most impressed with the equal
opportunities afforded to female officers in America Samoa, especially
regarding the driving of police vehicles (which is a challenge faced by
women in VPF). Sgt Maliu commented on being able to experience how
women and male officers work together, and the quality of support
they have for each other as “incredible”.
Sgt Maliu met with senior Executive of her visiting Department, spent time in the Criminal Investigation
Division, Marine Patrol team and the Police Academy where she had the opportunity to introduce herself
to recruits and academy staff.
Exchange Six: Tonga to Samoa (16 – 27 June 2014)
Detective Sergeant Selosia Satini of the Tonga Police Force
(TPF) completed a PICP-WAN Exchange with Samoa Prison &
Fire Service (SPPFS) for a comparison study of Professional
Standards. D/Sgt Satini met with a number of challenges
during the Exchange, including the majority of Professional
Standards cases being written in the Samoan language, and not
having access to upheld closed criminal files. D/Sgt Satini felt
her Exchange evolved more into a situation where she was able to pass on guidance and ideas for the
conduct of professional standards to her Samoan colleagues, the majority of whom were new to the area.
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2016 Seconded Pacific Officer Program
PICP Secretariat have called on Chiefs to gather Expressions of interest from suitably qualified
members for the 2016 Seconded Pacific Officer (SPO) program involving 7-month
secondments working in the PICP Secretariat office in Wellington, New Zealand.
Secondment to PICP Secretariat provides enormous opportunity for personal development
through exposure to work on PICP mandated programs, project development and
contemporary law enforcement practises.
There are 3 SPO positions to be filled in 2016, all for a period of 7 months commencing
between March and April 2016. These are unattached positions, however the inclusion of
dependents will be considered and negotiated if appropriate.
Successful applicants’ salary will continue to be paid by their own Police organisation. All
other costs associated with the position will be met by funding donors NZ Ministry of Foreign
Affairs and Trade, or Australian Federal Police, including:
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Accommodation in a self contained apartment in central Wellington;
Accommodation utilities such as electricity, gas, internet and water (excluding
phone calls);
A return airfare home approximately 3 months into secondment;
A monthly subsistence allowance of NZ$1,500 for duration of the secondment;
A one-off cold weather clothing allowance of NZ$600;
All travel costs including visas, travel insurance; and
Medical insurance.
Interested employees are invited to submit:
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A curriculum vitae (CV) of no more than 2 pages; and
An application form addressing the selection criteria
To discuss your interest or obtain further information, please contact your Chief or local WAN
Chair.
Applications close Friday 30th October 2015.
Farewell certificate and gift presentations to 2015 Seconded Pacific Officers (from
left) Sgt Filipa Lini (Vanuatu) with Waata Shepherd; Sgt Fred Suhara (Solomon
Islands); and Sgt Sharon Kareroa (Cook Islands) with Kevin Kneebone
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Contact Details:
Please check out the new PICP web page at
www.picp.co.nz
Note the PICP Secretariat are now using a joint
team email of [email protected]
2015 Calendar:
21 – 22 October: Tonga WAN Conference
30 October: Applications close for 2016 Seconded Pacific Officer Program
3 – 5 November: PICP WAN Mentoring Program Pilot launch in Samoa
20 November: Closing date for all jurisdictions to
submit their 2015 round-up article to feature in the
December Christmas PICP WAN Newsletter. Articles to be
no more than 1 page in length - including photos.
25 November: White Ribbon Day – Internationally recognised day for the elimination
of violence against women
PICP Women’s Advisory Network (PICP WAN) Program Manager contact:
AFP Federal Agent Jonelle Lancashire
PICP Secretariat, Wellington New Zealand
Phone: +64 (0)4 470 7327, Mobile: +64 (0)204 227 266
Email: [email protected]
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