Pōwhiri for newly appointed Area Commander

On 21 September Ngāti Waewae and Kāti Māhaki ki Makaawhio welcomed the new West Coast Police Area Commander, Mel Aitken and Superintendent Karyn Malthus Tasman Police District Commander to the rohe. They were supported by their fellow police officers, kaikaranga and Māori Warden Kuia Verna Barrett and Police iwi Liaison Harvey Ruru.