Te Ara Oranga won the Excellence in the generation, application and development of evidence: Te Ara Oranga (Northland District) at the 2020 Evidence-Based Problem Oriented Policing Awards at Te Papa in March 2020. Te Ara Oranga was among eight harm-reduction projects from Police districts and national workgroups selected as finalists from 20 original entries. Finalists had to show they had identified and analysed recurring problems and how they developed, implemented and assessed effective responses.
