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Police have signed a long-term lease with Massey University in Auckland to begin training courses next month.
Police will now have exclusive use of part of the Ōtehā Auckland campus, where they'll have access to gym and recreational areas with a small number of dorm rooms for police staff.
"We are thrilled we have signed an agreement with Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa Massey University for space at their Ōtehā Auckland campus," Deputy Commissioner Jill Rogers said.
Rogers said police and Massey have worked closely over the past couple of months to deliver an agreement that worked for both sides.
"As part of the agreement, police has exclusive use of part of the campus, which includes multiple classrooms with capacity to seat up to 155 people, a locker room, storage space, offices, and car parks," Rogers said.
"These are high quality facilities and will be a great environment for police officers to learn and develop in. Extensive planning and organisation are essential to delivering training at the new Auckland training base."
Rogers said police are already onsite working to get everything up and running for a range of police courses.
"This training space in Auckland is pivotal for running our senior courses and continuing to free up space at the Royal New Zealand Police College (RNZPC) for recruit training," she said.
"This space will also enable the Tāmaki Makaurau recruit Wing 390 to start on 30 June."
Wing 390 will complete the same curriculum as the recruits at RNZPC which is located in Porirua, Wellington.
Some elements of recruit training, which cannot be completed at the campus, including tactical training and swim assessment, will be completed offsite.
"We know that being away from home for several months has been a deterrent for people wanting to join police," Rogers sad.
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