In the latest instalment of bus-centred advertisements, the New Zealand Police have wrapped five double-decker buses in police livery to encourage recruitment.
The buses, which will travel across Tāmaki Makaurau for 12 weeks, cost the police $119,800 in print, installation and marketing fees.
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“These newly decorated double-decker buses seat 500 people, which is exactly the number we want to recruit,” commissioner Richard Chambers says.
“Auckland has always been a key recruitment area for us, and we are keen to be highly visible and advertise far and wide. We know that the buses are ideal for reaching the whole of the city.”
Applications remain open in all districts across the country, except for Canterbury.
Recruitment efforts continue to ramp up and applications are trending upwards with a spike in applications in 2025 and total application numbers reaching the highest seen in 10 years.
“The new Auckland training campus at Albany will also help make a career with the Police a reality for those who cannot relocate to Wellington for the full 20-week course,” Chambers says.
“That campus is set to welcome its first intake from the start of July. That is a significant development in our recruitment and training.”
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