Julia Lynch

Inspector Julia Lynch joined the New Zealand Police in 1995.

When she first left school, she wasn't sure what she wanted to do for a career so she worked a number of jobs before joining the Police in her early 20s. During her first five years with Police she worked in the General Duties Branch.

In 2000 she joined the Counties Manukau Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB), qualifying as a Detective in 2004. She was then promoted to Sergeant and worked in the Tactical Crime Unit before moving to a Response Sergeant's role.

In 2005 Julie took leave without pay for almost a year while she worked as a Human Resources Advisor for the Aviation Security Service, after finishing a Bachelor of Business majoring in Human Resources. Following her return to Police she was promoted to Senior Sergeant in 2006, working in Youth & Community Services in Counties Manukau West.

Julia took parental leave in 2008 when she had her first child, later returning to the Youth & Community Services role before she became the Neighbourhood Policing Team (NPT) Coordinator in 2010. During her time as coordinator she helped implement the first NPT Teams into the Counties Manukau District. After she had her second child she became the Acting Prevention Manager Auckland City District for a short period before returning to the Youth & Community Services role. She was then appointed as the Counties Manukau Road Policing Manager in 2012. She took on her current role as the Counties Manukau Central Area Commander in 2013.

During her time with Police, Julia has been fortunate to have many mentors, and has been appreciative of being able to work flexible employment hours. She is now metnoring staff herself and believes it's important to encourage and support others in their careers. In addition to her BBS, Julia has a post-graduate diploma in Business & Administration and a Masters of Management, both of which she studied and completed while working for Police.