#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty Cutbacks disastrous for police, says Labour http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/8706271/Cutbacks-disastrous-for-police-says-Labour The problem of experienced police quitting is not unique to Taranaki, says Labour's police spokesman. Kris Faafoi was in New Plymouth yesterday and he echoed the concerns raised by one of the region's top police officers, Grant Coward, who retired last month. In April the Taranaki Daily News revealed that more than a dozen Taranaki officers, some with more than 20 years' experience, had left or were leaving. Mr Faafoi said the latest Ten One police magazine showed more than 50 sworn officers had resigned around the country in the past month. "It's the sheer number and the experience of these officers that's of concern,...