He said the extra staff were just filling a gap and allowing the other staff to take their holidays. Mr Peters said the Government has been sitting on its hands and was now looking for a quick fix with the extra staff. This week police confirmed reinforcements from Auckland had started work on clearing a backlog of serious crime files in Northland. Business owners in Kaikohe are throwing their weight behind Mr Peters' call for more officers for the region. The facts are that Northland is under-staffed in policing," Mr Peters said.

Source: New Zealand Herald August 11, 2016 02:37 UTC