5 Dec 2024

Police Commissioner speaks on officer number coalition promises

From Checkpoint, 4:26 pm on 5 December 2024

New Police Commissioner Richard Chambers said it will be "very, very challenging" to increase officer numbers by 500 before November next year. The National-NZ First coalition agreement made the commitment over two years, but one year in, officer numbers have gone backwards by more than 50. Political reporter Anneke Smith spoke to Lisa Owen.