Edna Pearce

Edna Bertha Pearce (26 March 1906 – 23 May 1995) was a New Zealand kindergarten teacher and director, policewoman, and internment camp supervisor. She was born in Christchurch, New Zealand, in 1906.[1] She made New Zealand's first arrest by a policewoman, and when she was transferred to Hamilton in 1966 she was the city's only female police officer.[1][2]

References
  1. Mackay, Jamie. "Edna Bertha Pearce". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  2. "NZ Police apologise for praising officer who ran internment camp". 8 March 2019.


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