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Police officers are upset by the Government s funding of
a gang-led methamphetamine programme and the NZ Police
Association has totally rejected the proposed $2.75m funding
for gang-led meth programme.
Prime Minister Jacinda
Ardern defended the $2.75 million used (from proceeds of
crime funding), which was given to a Mongrel Mob-led meth
rehabilitation programme. She admitted that she had been one
of the ministers involved in making the decision to fund
it.
The Prime Minister stated that she was comfortable using millions from crime proceeds to fund
gang-led meth rehab
However, the New Zealand Police
Association is opposed to the payment.
Association
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Police officers are considering protest action after negotiations over a new pay agreement hit a brick wall.
Police Association president Chris Cahill says members are hamstrung by the government s lack of support.
Photo: RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King
Police Association president Chris Cahill sent a letter to members this afternoon updating them on pay negotiations, which have been running since May.
He said police have cancelled the past two weeks of negotiations because they have had nothing to bring to the table. It seems police s hands are restricted by what the government is prepared to fund, Cahill told members. We would have expected greater respect and acknowledgement from the government for the role of police staff and the challenges faced over the past few years.