Hon STUART NASH: With greater diversity and a 14.5 percent increase in front-line police officers comes a responsibility to ensure the wider organisation has support structures in place for new recruits and constables in the workforce. Following the precedent set in 2008, when a Sikh turban became part of police uniform, in 2020 female Muslim officers will, for the first time, have access to a hijab as part of their uniform. Police have collaborated with the Christchurch and Auckland Muslim women committees to design a bespoke hijab for female Muslim officers. Police have already smashed records with the first female Muslim district commander in Waitematā, and this new uniform affirms that diversity is celebrated by all.