Tailor-made hijab now part of NZ Police uniform for Muslim female officers

Published: Jan. 29, 2021, 4:43 a.m.

After more than a year of tailoring and rigorous stress-testing, New Zealand's Muslim policewomen now have a custom-made hijab as part of their uniform. Police and design experts from Massey University developed the garment, and it has attracted international attention with a UK police district trialling the new hijab. Inspector Braydon Lenihan told Checkpoint the idea got momentum from staff at a careers day in 2018.