Police recruits left in the dark over training delay, calls for Government action
11 Jan, 2021 11:00 PM
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Police recruits have been left in the dark over their futures. Photo / Getty Images
Cheree Kinnear is a sports reporter for NZMEcheree.kinnear@nzherald.co.nz
Police recruits have expressed their disappointment at a lack of communication over delayed training wings , while calls for Government action grow louder.
Hundreds of recruits have been left in limbo after police were forced to put the brakes on training, as revealed by the Herald on Sunday.
Candidates of an upcoming training wing were initially scheduled to attend the Royal New Zealand Police College in February, but were told that they would be deferred until later in 2021 after recruitment requirements were reconsidered.
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