The Rotorua and wider community has stepped up to help a long-serving Rotorua police officer fighting two brain tumours, donating $11,000 to help his family.
The Rotorua Daily Post shared Detective Steve Allpress' story on Saturday, and his determination to beat the tumours, one of which is inoperable.
Rotorua district arms officer Mike Keefe is one of many from the community who has got behind Mr Allpress, 54, of the Rotorua CIB.
Mr Keefe has donated $1000 to his colleague's cause, which he said was an "easy" decision.
As the chairman of the Rotorua Youth and Health Centre Trust, Mr Keefe is paid an annual honorarium, but he said had always felt uncomfortable with receiving the payments.