Tony Blair's motorcade leaving Auckland Town Hall, 28 Mar 06

A convoy of 17 vehicles escorts the (now former) British Prime Minister Tony Blair and wife Cherie from the Auckland Town Hall after a reception.

Among the police vehicles in the procession are police DPS (Diplomatic Protection Service) and STG (Special Tactics Group) units. The STG are an anti-terrorist branch that bridge the gap in roles between the police Armed Offenders Squad and the SAS.

In order:
Holden Commodore (VY) Executive
BMW R1150 RT motorcycle
BMW R1150 RT motorcycle
Honda ST1100 motorcycle
Holden Commodore (VY) Executive
Holden Commodore (VZ) SV6
Holden Statesman (Government limo)
Holden Commodore (VZ) SV6 (DPS)
Ford Fairlane (Government limo)
Holden Commodore (VZ) SV6 (DPS)
Holden Commodore (VZ) SV6 (DPS)
Chevrolet Suburban (STG)
Toyota Previa (looks like a rental)
Chevrolet Suburban (STG)
Holden Commodore (VT)
Holden Commodore (VZ) SV6
Honda ST1100

28 March, 2006
Auckland Town Hall
Greys Ave
Auckland, New Zealand

References:
www.111emergency.co.nz
www.flickr.com
www.nzherald.co.nz
www.police.govt.nz
www.trademe.co.nz
www.wikipedia.com

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[spikwizflo]

i didn't know the Holden Commodore, this is good cars

manufactured only in New Zeland?

[thekiwicanuck]

@spikwizflo Originally based on Opel Omega, currently built only in Australia, but sold all around the world under different names!

[igotanM16]

British police cruisers are fucking AWESOME!!!!!!

[thekiwicanuck]

A lot of them are, but this is in New Zealand...

[moviesunrated]

So the U.K. and New Zealand has the same priminister thing, if not whats Tony Blair doing there.

[thekiwicanuck]

No, technically Queen Elizabeth is our head of state, but we have our own PM. Blair was just here for a quick visit.

[fahadDaar]

Blair was riding the motor bike in the last.

[NAVY76]

@spikwizflo Holden Commodore are Australian mate

[conmanumber1]

schitt police cars!, why can t we in new zealand use only american made cop cars and use american uniforms only. the uniforms and cars are so fucken ugly!.

[xNiUmOwNer]

@thekiwicanuck just a quicky :P

[cl998]

@fpvshitsonhsv

Panda cars are mostly Vauxhall Astras, which are "OK" to drive. Some of them use Ford Focuses, which are better. Some of the traffic cruisers are pretty cool though, BMWs and Range Rovers etc., and the lucky basts even used to have some unmarked AMG E55ks in some areas!

[Konigstiger222]

@badn1ss couldnt agree more what a waste of time, really in NZ who gives a S%&t

[badn1ss]

what a fricken waste of tax payers money they should have put him on the bus with a bottle of L&P & a packet of Gingernuts....... !

[fpvshitsonhsv]

Oh and for Americans trying to figure out what cars they are VZ Holden Commodore the modal before the VE Holden Commodore as known in the States as Pontiac G8 and GXP

[fpvshitsonhsv]

@igotanM16 You are joking right? lol The British cop cars are these little hatch backs that even they hate driving and complain. In this video they are in New Zealand and most are ex Australian cop cars (Holden Commodore). They usally use ex Australian to keep costs down but the cars are still only around 12months old(used). The Holden commodore is actualy a Australian francise of GM so they use the v6 and v8s from the sates along with running gear

[fpvshitsonhsv]

@ChoppaMate Vauxhall in the UK and Pontiac in the States that they may change to part of the Chevy line.

[ChoppaMate]

@spikwizflo In the states I think they go under the name Vauxhall, or maybe the UK. Im not to sure, but that is another name they go under.