Labour's 'ambitious' cop plan: Pay hikes, closing gender gapMike Bain Police Minister Stuart Nash says policing has changed in the last 20 years and more recruits have university degrees than ever before. These are the initial promises from Labour's Police Minister Stuart Nash, who says the coalition deal signed with NZ First sets out a vision for increased police numbers that they plan to meet. MARTIN DE RUYTER Police officers could be in line for more money after Police Minister Stuart Nash said how much they're paid needed to be looked at. "So they had a moderate plan, we have a really ambitious plan," he said. Nash said policing had changed greatly in the past 20 years, but he promised standards would not drop in future recruitment.

Source: Stuff October 30, 2017 22:57 UTC