Māpuna for Saturday 12 August 2023
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Wayne Panapa celebrates a 50 year career in the NZ Police
12:10 PM.Mapuna is in Kirikiriroa Hamilton to meet with Sergeant Wayne Panapa QSM, as he reflects on a 50 year career on the frontline of the New Zealand Police Force. Inside the whare Te Ara Pai, where… Read more Audio
Sergeant Wayne Panapa celebrates a 50 year career in the New Zealand Police.
Sergeant Wayne Panapa (center), with members of Te Pae Oranga in Hamilton. Photo: RNZ/Pokere Paewai
Māpuna is in Kirikiriroa Hamilton to meet with Sergeant Wayne Panapa QSM, as he reflects on a 50 year career on the frontline of the New Zealand Police Force. Inside the whare Te Ara Pai, where low-level offenders are put on a pathway towards rehabilitation, we speak with Matua Wayne Panapa about his beginnings, his whānau and his pending retirement at the beginning of next year.
