Leah Everest

Senior Sergeant Leah Everest started her career as a Motorcycle Officer with the Ministry of Transport (MOT) in Wellington in 1990. She was in the last group of Motorcycle Officers to graduate - the group after her graduated as Patrol Officers, due to the merge with Police in 1992.

During her time with Police, Leah has worked in many different areas, including as a Traffic Officer, a Community Constable, various instructor roles at the Royal New Zealand Police College, in Communications, and as an Officer in Charge of Youth Aid.

For the last five years Leah has been working at the Commercial Vehicle Investigation Unit (CVIU) and is currently the Area Manager.  The CVIU deals with everything to do with the commercial vehicle industry, including trucks, buses, taxis, couriers, mobile cranes, and mobile homes.

One of the things that makes Leah proud as a police officer is being able to support the changing conversation around diversity within Police. When she first joined the MOT she was a single parent in a same sex relationship, which was never spoken about. In 2016 she was able to march in the Auckland Pride Parade for the first time in her uniform, which was an incredibly proud moment for Leah and her family.

Outside of work Leah is a keen road cyclist and mountain biker. She has a seven year old daughter Alex and they enjoy scootering around central Auckland together, as well as getting ice cream and practicing guitar together at home. Leah also has an older son, Mitchell.