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2012 Australasian Police & Emergency Services Games

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The trophies have been handed out, the medals have been awarded and the Kiwis have said goodbye to their Australian rivals after a week of trans-Tasman sporting events in the Australasian Police & Emergency Services Games, sponsored by the Police Association.

Originally scheduled to be held in Christchurch, earthquake damage meant a new location had to be found and Lower Hutt stepped up as the site for the Games, the 14th to be held and only the third to have taken place in New Zealand. Previous events were held in Whanganui in 1988 and 1996.

This year’s event, which ran from March 2-9, attracted more than 1500 entrants, including Police, Fire, Customs, Corrections, Fisheries, St John, Wellington Free Ambulance and Aviation Security taking part in 36 sports.

For the first time, a Trans-Tasman clash took place in six sports – cricket, soccer, golf, hockey, netball and touch rugby - on the final day of competition.

Though the competition was intense, the camaraderie and good-natured rivalry was also obvious. The hub for the Games was the Petone Workingmen’s Club where competitors could register for events, get information, refuel and relax, and also be part of the action as the club

PITCH PERFECT: The trans-Tasman cricket match at Petone Rec, where a nail-biting finish saw New Zealand win by just one wicket after the final New Zealand pair came together with the scores tied.

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2012 AUSTRALASIAN POLICE & EMERGENCY

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transformed into an exciting and intimate venue for darts, indoor rowing and the tug of war.

Games director Alison Murray says; “Hutt City 2012 was a success. Frankie Stevens and a mass kapa haka set the tone for the week at the opening ceremony. Our talented sport liaison officers ran well-organised events and they were backed up by some exceptional and enthusiastic volunteers, many taking time off work to be part of the Games.

“A highlight was the tug-of-war. This saw New Zealand agencies join and barrack for any team competing against anything remotely green and gold. It was a massively noisy and competitive event.

“Thanks to our major sponsors Police Association, Hutt City Council and Games partner Tait Communications. Thanks also to everyone that made the Games the success they were.”

Now the competitors have got their sights set on the 2014 Games in Melbourne to settle the scores once more.

The Police Association is pleased to be able to bring you an eight-page pictorial record of the Games, covering some of the action over the seven days of competition. For results and photos for sale, check out the Games website, www.apandesgames.com.

WIN-WIN SITUATION: Left, Police Association President Greg O’Connor hands out medals to the Police hockey team, who came second in a sudden-death playoff against New South Wales; right, the Australia and New Zealand Games Trophy, this year claimed by the home team. Photos: TRACY HALL


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WET WEEK: Entrants in the Open Water swim at Days Bay in Eastbourne braved blustery, cool conditions in a choppy Wellington Harbour. Above far left, Constable Seda Clayton-Greene, 28, from Wellington, won gold in the 19-28-year-old division; above left, Senior Sergeant Deirdre Lack, of Te Puke Police, who has fought back from injuries suffered in a car crash in 2010, was the gold medallist in the women’s 40-49 age group.

PAddLE PUSHERS: The Police Poneke Ivey Bay waka ama team won gold in the Open Women’s Marathon. Photo: KIRSTY HURNEN

WAKA AMA

OPEN WATER SWIM


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RELAY ROUNdUP: Clockwise from below, Nick Bastas, 73, representing New South Wales Police; Assistant Commissioner Grant Nicholls ready for action; the baton bucket; competitors on the benches; Murray Hart, of the New Zealand Fire Service, crosses the finish line; the “Mixed Nuts” 4x100 metres relay “fun” team, which included Invercargill Senior Sergeant Grant Gerken, far right, get their silver medals.

OFF WITH A BANG: Detective Cyrus Robinson, of Henderson, competes in the Police International Practical Shooting Confederation Handgun match at Heretuanga Pistol Club.

TRACK & FIELd RELAY RACES

ANGLING PISTOL SHOOTING

HOOKEd: Sergeant Dave Stone, from Paraparaumu, won the gold medal for angling with this catch at the Hutt River. Photo: INTERACTIVE PHOTOGRAPHY


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BOOTS ANd ALL: From left, New Zealand and Australian teams during the trans-Tasman clash on the final day.; New South Wales Police versus New Zealand Police (women); saving a goal in a NZ Police v Police match. Photos: TRACY HALL

SOFTBALL

SOCCER


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IF THE BAT FITS: A mixed Police and Corrections team, PACs, took home the gold in the Mixed Slow-pitch tournament and the Fast-pitch game held at Fraser Park in Lower Hutt. Main photo, Codee Tumataiki at the plate; from far left, Rob Siolo; Michelle Scarr; fielding against the New South Wales Police team.

BOOTS ANd ALL: From left, New Zealand and Australian teams during the trans-Tasman clash on the final day.; New South Wales Police versus New Zealand Police (women); saving a goal in a NZ Police v Police match. Photos: TRACY HALL

SWIMMING

dARTS

GOLdEN BOY: Kieran Garbutt, of St John Ambulance in Dunedin, shows off his swag of gold for swimming in the 35-39 age group for 50 metres and 100m freestyle and 50m and 100m butterfly, Photo: INTERACTIVE PHOTOGRAPHY

TO THE POINT: Senior Constable Rod Reid, of Pahiatua, took out silver in Men’s Singles darts contest. Photo: DONNA HOOPER


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SUPER BOWL: In true Games spirit, these lads from the deep south decided at the last minute to put together a team – for something they had never played before – but the Invercargill Strike team, aka four constables from Invercargill Police Station, from left, Scott McConachie, Todd Utteridge, Jon Bisset and Regan Price, took home a gold medal in the C grade for tenpin bowling.

BRENdAN RYAN: The 52-year-old former police officer, who now works for the Victoria Ambulance Service, entered 13 events and won nine medals. Here, he has just completed the open water swim.

CLASH OF THE COdES: NZ v Australia. Photo: INTERACTIVE PHOTOGRAPHY

KEEN AS… TENPIN BOWLING

NETBALLBEACH vOLLEYBALL

Photo: INTERACTIVE PHOTOGRAPHY


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LAWN ORdER: Above left, Margaret Wright, of Wellington Comms (left) and Lisa Childs, from the Police College, at the Petone Bowling Club, where the Police team of Goose and the Goslings took out gold in the fours. Above right, team member Inspector Anaru George kisses the mascot; below, Senior Constable Neil Martin, from Feilding, in action.

ROPEd IN: Above, an Australian women’s team go hard. Right, Jamie Tovi, of the Counties Manukau Stealers.

LAWN BOWLS CYCLING – ROAd TRIAL

TUG OF WAR BASKETBALL

FASTEST MAN ON TWO WHEELS: Lower Hutt police officer Dan Waluszewski completed a 25-kilometre course in 34.42 minutes to win gold in the 18-29-year-old category of the cycling time trial event. Photo: AMY JACKMAN/FAIRFAx MEDIA

UP FOR IT: Constable David Hopoi, from the Wellington Running Rebels team, gets close to his target. The team claimed gold in the Men’s Open basketball events. Photo: INTERACTIVE PHOTOGRAPHY


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TRUE GRIT: THE LONGEST dAY

All photos by ELLEN BROOK (Police Association) unless otherwise credited.

Photos supplied by official Games photographers JOANNA LEHNdORF and RACHAEL CHANdLER of INTERACTIvE PHOTOGRAPHY are available for purchase on the Australasian Police & Emergency Services Games website, www.apandesgames.com (click on Official Photos link).

TAKE THE HANdBRAKE OFF! From left, Auckland Constable Paula Morrice and Victoria’s Brendan Ryan; Police College instructor Steph Bradley; Daniel Turner (blue T-shirt) races a Fisheries officer during the ambulance push.

The Longest Day challenge started early in the morning with a five-kilometre run, carrying a tyre. Then it was on to the pool for swimming, rowing and calisthenic tasks. Competitors were eliminated along the way. The final stage began with pushing an ambulance and ended with a 95-kilogram body drag. The winners of that went on to do a variety of load-bearing tests.

WEIGHTING GAME: Inspector Rob Gold, left and above was in good form and brought home a bronze in the veterans category.

SPRING BOX: An elimination round in the Open Men’s event included jumping over boxes. It was tough going, but Lower Hutt police officer Daniel Turner, top left, with his trusty Police Association drink bottle, eventually emerged as the gold-medal winner; top right, Steph Bradley (silver Open Women’s) gets to grips with the dummy drag.

TOUCH RUGBY

IN FOR TOUCH: Above left, the Police National Headquarters touch team 1up 2down, led by Karen Skudder, left, won a silver medal in the Mixed Social division. Above right, Aaron Samuels (Customs) in the trans-Tasman clash on the final day in which a mixed Police, Corrections and Customs team took on the Aussies, but came off second best; right, Mike from the Con Air Corrections team gets some attention in the massage tent from Beth Paddock.

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