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'This is why NZ has the best coppers': Cops bust out the running man dance in carpark

New Zealand police officers prove they're not above poking fun at themselves in their latest bid to attract more staff.

Continuing their recruitment drive with a series of videos playing to the Kiwi psyche, our police officers are now boogying in a carpark.

Rocking their best running man routine, the video is captioned, "We catch people on the run everyday".

That was pretty cool and good to see them having a bit of fun - Lexii Ashby Mana

Posted this afternoon to NZ Police's Facebook page, hundreds of people have reacted to the video - mostly, positively.

"This is why NZ has the best coppers! Lol so laid back & chilled," Roziinah Tagilima said.

"In comparison to police around the world, NZ by far has the best officers ! That was pretty cool and good to see them having a bit of fun," Lexii Ashby Mana agreed.

It follows two other hugely popular and controversial videos hoping to endear themselves to the public.

The first showed a young actor playing a hungry boy rummaging through rubbish bins, with the question, "Would you stop?"

Another video showed a man lying on the street convulsing, with a similar question.

The videos have created much chatter online, and gone viral around the world.