Police launch search for new station

NEW HOME: Police are looking for a new station in Greytown. PHOTO/FILE

Police are on the hunt for a new base in Greytown.

Last week police confirmed their long-term lease on the station in Kuratawhiti St had expired and they were in the process of finding a new site.

Acting Area Commander Inspector Nic Brown said a site had not yet been found, but options included moving into the Town Hall, the fire station, or taking a private lease at another site.

"We are still working out the details but the Greytown cop needs to move out of there, so we are looking at a number of options. We are working with both council and the fire service to secure a premises," he said.

The long-term goal was to move into the fire station building, which was due to be redeveloped, in accordance with the national policy encouraging police to share premises with other services.

Mr Brown said police remained committed to maintaining a station in Greytown.

"We are committed to making people in Greytown feel safe and we will be making sure that the site is fit for purpose, so officers can deliver on that."

It was hoped a new site could be found by the beginning of November, Mr Brown said.

Derek Wilson, chairman of Greytown Trust Lands Trust, which owns the Kuratawhiti station site, said the trust was still deciding what would happen to the property.

"It's a difficult site. It's not an easy site to accommodate another building ... it's certainly up in the air."

The trust was "looking to the future" in its discussions over what would should be done with the site, he said.

According to its website, Greytown Trust Lands Trust owns nine key buildings and properties in Greytown, seven other commercial sections and some residential sections.