As 2017 draws to a close, it is interesting to note that the year is book-ended with good news on the policing staff front.

This month's Police News is, not surprisingly, very much focused on the October annual conference.

In late August, I had the pleasure of attending the Police Sport Winter Games, sponsored by the Association, in Rotorua.

We are only a couple of weeks from the 2017 election and it is game on.

In June, I had the pleasure of travelling the country to attend as many committee AGMs as I could; getting to 31 in total.

I spent most of June at Association committee AGMs throughout the country, hearing from members about the pressures of life at the coalface and…