NZ Police is introducing a baseball-style uniform cap as an alternative to the traditional forage cap, for frontline staff to wear with operational uniform.
Commissioner Andrew Coster says the forage cap has served Police well for decades but it was time staff had an alternative.
Rollout of one cap to each constabulary member was expected to start in September and run through to March 2022.
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