A tragic day for the family in Arorangi, with that hit and run road accident.

Despite being so short staffed, great that the Police have so quickly apprehended the person responsible.

However some blame has to be levelled at the Minister of Police. His conscience must be hurting him, had he been focused on his Ministerial duties several years ago, and begun recruitment advertising, as well as working towards fair pay increases for the police across the board, at that time  when these staff shortages  and pay shortfalls were already well recognised by the public, this tragic accident may have been avoided.

Simply because more police numbers and visibility on the roads on every shift would certainly help prevent morons being on our roads.

Visibility and actual presence is everything.  But sadly the Minister of Police

/ PM is too busy travelling, and focus elsewhere.

The Minister also belatedly trying to appear “IN” Charge, by saying that police enquiries  into the accident were on going and professional…wow…that’s real leadership!!! 

Teariki Heather was quite right in telling the Minister to stay out of Police investigations… your job as Minister is to find more Recruits, direct more money from Treasury to increase pay rates for ALL levels of Police, and support the Police in every aspect of their work. You can’t do that, then it’s time to move away, and give the portfolio to someone who can.