Luxon defends police job cuts to help fund new front line officers | TVNZ Breakfast

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has defended the Government's request for police to find savings at the same time as it announced new funding for other parts of the organisation.

About 175 back office staff are set to lose their jobs and another 200 vacant positions could be disestablished to help fund 500 new front line officers.

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00:00 - Introduction
00:75 - Police job cuts
05.58 - Cancer drug funding controversy

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