An independent Police Conduct Authority has found major issues with the resourcing of small community police stations.
A joint survey between Federated Farmers and police found more than half of farmers who responded to the survey had been the victim of a crime over the past two years.
Kathryn discusses with Colin Hurst, Federated Farmers' rural security spokesperson, also Southern District Commander Superindendent Paul Basham and Billy Eivers, a sole-charge officer in Benneydale, Waitomo District.
Rural police in Anaura Bay, Gisborne. Photo: RNZ / Alexander Robertson
