Wendy Pickering

Senior Sergeant Wendy Pickering joined the New Zealand Police in 1991.

During her time with Police, Wendy has worked in a variety of roles, including Search and Rescue (SAR). Wendy says one of her scariest - and most exhilarating - moments in SAR was being flown over the Tararua ranges in an Iroquois as part of an exercise. The chopper was flying about a thousand feet off the ground, and Wendy was dangling out the open window, strapped in by only a seatbelt – which at the time she says did not seem like enough!

Wendy has worked in a variety of roles whilst a Sergeant including the Public Safety Teams, Family Violence and O/C of a Community Policing Station.
She has also worked as a Detective in the Criminal Investigations Branch, investigating and apprehending offenders. She says it was satisfying to be able to bring offenders to justice and provide closure for victims.

Until recently Wendy was the District Shift Commander for the Waitemata District. As a District Shift Commander she was responsible for the operational running of the shift, which includes co-ordinating and overseeing serious incidents. She was also responsible for the command and control of emergency incidents. Wendy is now the District Victim Coordinator, still based in Waitemata.