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Kōrero: Police

Police on the beat, 1960

Video file

This 1960 newsreel shows the policing of a generally law-abiding and cohesive society. The job was relatively straightforward and undemanding at this time.

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Reference: Pictorial Parade 104. National Film Unit, 1960

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Richard S. Hill, Police – Policing a stable society, 1880s to 1960s, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/video/33860/police-on-the-beat-1960 (accessed 25 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Richard S. Hill, i tāngia i te 8 June 2012.