Photo / Hayden WoodwardThe Police Association is at odds with the Police Minister over an advancement of budget funds to continue training new officers, while delayed recruits face losing their positions when wings recommence. The association believes police had got ahead of their budget and the delay was a result of Police Minister Poto Williams denying advancement of the funds from the 2017 government. Former Police Minister Stuart Nash told Newstalk ZB the Government had met the target of 1800 new officers, claiming there was a misunderstanding in the wording previously used. "Eighteen hundred more police, over and above the current rate, not 1800 more graduates, 1800 new police," he said. Members of the delayed wing were told in December their applications remained valid and their positions had not changed.

Source: New Zealand Herald January 27, 2021 00:00 UTC