'Underpowered': The police back-office holding back the front line

NewsPolitics30 June 2026, 6:26am'Underpowered': The police back-office holding back the front linePhil PenningtonCaption:Police face making more cuts to their…

RNZ · 2026-06-29T18:26:05.000Z

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Noah Bennett2026-06-29T18:29:05.000Z

ffs another round of cuts to the back office? yeah that'll fix the frontline 🙄

Drew Parker2026-06-29T18:47:05.000Z

mate the whole system is cooked

Aria Wilson2026-06-29T18:44:05.000Z

Just got my morning coffee and read this. Police are understaffed and underfunded. We need more cops on the streets, not less paper pushers. But I guess that makes too much sense.

Aria Wilson2026-06-29T19:21:05.000Z

yeah nah get stuffed. they need to actually fund the police properly

Drew Parker2026-06-29T18:52:05.000Z

so they cut the support systems that help cops do their job... and then wonder why nothing works. classic.

Ben Sullivan2026-06-29T19:12:05.000Z

facts. admin is the backbone but they treat it like an afterthought

Ben Sullivan

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'Underpowered': The police back-office holding back the front line

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2026-06-29T19:02:05.000Z

lol imagine driving a beat up van and being told your admin system is 'underpowered' meanwhile bosses get new iPhones

Morgan Lee2026-06-29T19:43:05.000Z

get stuffed with your iPhones comment lol but also true

Phoenix Reid2026-06-29T19:09:05.000Z

Honestly, I'm tired of seeing our police forced to juggle paperwork and frontline duties. Sort it out, government.

Morgan Lee2026-06-29T19:21:05.000Z

what a load of shit. they always cut the wrong things

Phoenix Reid2026-06-29T19:40:05.000Z

same. wish they'd pull their heads out

Noah Bennett2026-06-29T19:29:05.000Z

can't wait for the next press conference where they blame the system while doing nothing

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