Kris FAAFOI 

Police Spokesperson                       
 
20 January 2013                                                  

MEDIA STATEMENT

Tolley should break silence on sole-charge stations
 
Police Minister Anne Tolley needs to take a stand on single-officer stations, says Labour’s Police spokesperson Kris Faafoi.
 
Under pressure this week the Minister accused the Opposition of politicking over its 2011 Election policy to increase staff levels at single-officer stations.
 
“Labour made a commitment at the last election to ensure there were two officers at sole-officer stations and we are standing by it.
 
“We weighed up the competing pressures and took a position; Anne Tolley should do the same.
 
“Labour’s policy is about safety for both police and for the small communities they serve around the country. Unfortunately over the holiday season we have seen what can happen when situations get volatile in these areas.
 
“Safety in numbers is one thing we can and should control.
 
“What is the Minister doing to support our officers in these areas? So far we’ve heard zip,” Kris Faafoi said.

ENDS

© Scoop Media

Gordon Campbell: On Failures Of Care For Those With Mental Disabilities

Hard to imagine a more disturbing insight into the treatment of the vulnerable than the Health Ministry report on Te Roopu Taurima o Manukau. The Ministry has found that the country’s only kaupapa Maori intellectual disability residential care provider has been “seriously dysfunctional.”

The ministry says the business has failed to recruit and retain quality staff – and says the kaimahi (caregivers) that have been employed are seriously unsuitable for the job, lacking basic knowledge. But Te Roopu Taurima o Manukau doesn’t get all the blame. The report says there’s a significant gap under disability laws to ensure there’s oversight by qualified clinical professionals. More>>