Since October 2017, 2,100 new constables have graduated from the Royal New Zealand Police College, more than meeting the 1,800 coalition agreement target. In March 2020, police achieved 10,000 full-time equivalent constables for the first time ever. This means that total numbers, taking into account attrition, have increased by 1,244 since June 2017. For some of these new recruits, their first job could have been to attend the Tasman fires, the March 15 terror attacks, the Whakaari / White Island eruption, and now the response to COVID-19. The 105 number was launched, which has been a pivotal tool during COVID-19 for reporting breaches, and during COVID-19 police have taken an education-first approach, and where necessary they have taken enforcement action, either through warnings or arrests for any serious or persistent breaches.