Police Ten 7
Encyclopedia
Police Ten 7 is a New Zealand
reality television
show, produced by Screentime with the assistance of the New Zealand Police
for Television New Zealand
's TV2. The show profiles wanted criminals and asks the public to help the police in their search for them. In addition, the programme follows the work of police officers in their patrols and other police activities. The show is hosted and narrated by Detective Inspector (ret) Graham Bell.
Police Ten 7 takes its name from the New Zealand Police ten-code
10-7, which means "Unit has arrived at job".
, assault
, and drug offences.
"Case 1" is the main case to feature in an episode, and involves the host visiting the scene of the crime. A local detective takes the host and the audience through the events preceding, during, and following the offence. The criminal or criminals wanted are described, often with security camera footage or IdentiKit images. Cases 2 through 5 are described in smaller detail, and are either crimes with unknown criminals, or known criminals with warrants for their arrest.
Viewers are instructed to come forward with any information by telephoning the Police Ten 7 hotline on 0800-10-7-INFO (0800-10-7-4636). Information provided through the Police Ten 7 hotline has resulted in over 450 arrests since the show began, and some recent episodes have resulted in some fast arrests - one show in July 2009 resulted in all five wanted faces being arrested within 48 hours.
's Orientation Week and the Wellington Sevens
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New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
reality television
Reality television
Reality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors, sometimes in a contest or other situation where a prize is awarded...
show, produced by Screentime with the assistance of the New Zealand Police
New Zealand Police
The New Zealand Police is the national police force of New Zealand, responsible for enforcing criminal law, enhancing public safety, maintaining order and keeping the peace throughout New Zealand...
for Television New Zealand
Television New Zealand
Television New Zealand, more commonly referred to, and stylized as TVNZ, is a government-owned corporation television network broadcasting in New Zealand and parts of the Pacific. It operates TV1, TV2, TVNZ7, TVNZ Heartland, TVNZ U and new media services....
's TV2. The show profiles wanted criminals and asks the public to help the police in their search for them. In addition, the programme follows the work of police officers in their patrols and other police activities. The show is hosted and narrated by Detective Inspector (ret) Graham Bell.
Police Ten 7 takes its name from the New Zealand Police ten-code
Ten-code
Ten-codes, also known as ten signals, are code words used to represent common phrases in voice communication, particularly by law enforcement and in Citizens' Band radio transmissions....
10-7, which means "Unit has arrived at job".
Crimes and wanted criminals
The crimes and wanted criminals section of the show usually features up to five crimes or criminals wanted for various offences, including burglaryBurglary
Burglary is a crime, the essence of which is illicit entry into a building for the purposes of committing an offense. Usually that offense will be theft, but most jurisdictions specify others which fall within the ambit of burglary...
, assault
Assault
In law, assault is a crime causing a victim to fear violence. The term is often confused with battery, which involves physical contact. The specific meaning of assault varies between countries, but can refer to an act that causes another to apprehend immediate and personal violence, or in the more...
, and drug offences.
"Case 1" is the main case to feature in an episode, and involves the host visiting the scene of the crime. A local detective takes the host and the audience through the events preceding, during, and following the offence. The criminal or criminals wanted are described, often with security camera footage or IdentiKit images. Cases 2 through 5 are described in smaller detail, and are either crimes with unknown criminals, or known criminals with warrants for their arrest.
Viewers are instructed to come forward with any information by telephoning the Police Ten 7 hotline on 0800-10-7-INFO (0800-10-7-4636). Information provided through the Police Ten 7 hotline has resulted in over 450 arrests since the show began, and some recent episodes have resulted in some fast arrests - one show in July 2009 resulted in all five wanted faces being arrested within 48 hours.
Police duties
Each episode usually follows two or three call-outs by police in various cities around New Zealand, for various offences including alcoholism, drugs, violence, vandalism, theft, and general disorder. Sometimes the stories are light-hearted to break with the serious tone of the show. Events included in the 2010 season included the policing of University of OtagoUniversity of Otago
The University of Otago in Dunedin is New Zealand's oldest university with over 22,000 students enrolled during 2010.The university has New Zealand's highest average research quality and in New Zealand is second only to the University of Auckland in the number of A rated academic researchers it...
's Orientation Week and the Wellington Sevens
Wellington Sevens
The Wellington Sevens or the New Zealand International Sevens is an annual rugby sevens tournament held in Wellington, New Zealand. The tournament, the third on the IRB Sevens World Series circuit, is played at Wellington's Westpac Stadium in early February and includes teams from 16 countries...
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In popular culture
- In October 2009, one of the police duties segments became an internet hit. Auckland police officer Sergeant Guy Baldwin was investigating a potential car thief claiming he was going to a local BPBPBP p.l.c. is a global oil and gas company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the third-largest energy company and fourth-largest company in the world measured by revenues and one of the six oil and gas "supermajors"...
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at 3am to buy a pie, when he told the thief he must "always blow on the pie", before adding the New Zealand Police motto "Safer communities together". - New Zealand contemporary hit radio station ZMZM (New Zealand)ZM is a New Zealand contemporary hit radio network owned by The Radio Network. It broadcasts 19 markets throughout mainland New Zealand via terrestrial FM, and worldwide via the Internet. The network targets the 15–39 demographic specialises in a chart-music playlist of pop, rock, hip hop and dance...
's weekly NZ30 countdown starts with a parody of a Police Ten-7 wanted criminal case. In the parody, Graham Bell describes the hosts of the countdown, Jay and Flynny, as wanted criminals in an arguably humorous context . - The program is often referred to on popular Australian radio show Get ThisGet ThisGet This was an Australian radio comedy show which aired on Triple M and was hosted by Tony Martin and Ed Kavalee, with contributions from panel operator, the late Richard Marsland...
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Awards
- TV Guide Best on the Box Awards 2010 - Best Reality Series
- TV Guide Best on the Box Awards 2011 - Best Reality Series