Hon STUART NASH (Minister of Police): Reports that I have seen confirm that the roll-out of new police has smashed all sorts of recruitment records. There are more women, more Māori, more Pasifika, and more Asian police officers on the front line, and that includes 266 new constables deployed in that member's Wellington district alone. Almost half the growth in the police workforce is made up of female officers. As at the end of June, there were 1,193 Māori officers, an increase of 22 percent; 605 Pasifika officers, an increase in 41 percent; and 462 Asian officers, an increase in 85.5 percent. This marks a generational shift in police recruitment, training, and deployment. It has changed the face of modern police and created a more diverse organisation that better reflects the communities our fine police officers serve.