11. Police—Police Workplace Survey 2016 and ResourcingSTUART NASH (Labour—Napier) to the Minister of PolicePolice—Police Workplace Survey 2016 and Resourcing11. STUART NASH (Labour—Napier) to the Minister of Police: Does she take any responsibility for the fact that almost 60 percent of Police do not believe that New Zealand Police delivers on the promises it makes to its customers as reported in the 2016 Police Workplace Survey?Hon JUDITH COLLINS (Minister of Police): The question is based on a false premise. I have responsibility to do my best to get the police the resources they need and I do that. How the New Zealand Police delivers on its promises is its responsibility. But actually I think the police are doing an excellent job unlike that member.Stuart Nash: Does she think she has been successful in her job of getting the police the resources they need to do their job?Hon JUDITH COLLINS: Given that the police got $300 million in this year's Budget I would say yes.Stuart Nash: Does she believe that one of the main reasons why only 40 percent of police state that the New Zealand Police delivers on the promises it makes to its customers." is that there just are not enough front-line police to solve crime?Hon JUDITH COLLINS: Not at all. In fact I think one of the reasons that some police believe they are not doing as much as they could in terms of fulfilling their promises is that they set such high standards for themselves—significantly better than some members of Parliament. When I look at that I also compare it with the 77 percent of people in New Zealand who have public trust and confidence in the police which is far higher than the police have in their own ability to fulfil their promises.Stuart Nash: Has she sought an explanation from the Commissioner of Police as to why only 40 percent of police state that "the New Zealand Police provides adequate training for the work I do."; if so what was his explanation?Hon JUDITH COLLINS: I have in fact discussed this matter with the Commissioner of Police and there were a couple of answers that he gave me. One of them was the fact that the police constantly want to update their training and they are very committed people who try to do their best for New Zealand. But the other issue is of course the constant verbal and public bashing that the police take every day and particularly I have to say from that member who only yesterday said of the district commander of police in the Eastern district: "A fish rots from the head and I believe that"—Mr SPEAKER: Bring the answer to a conclusion.Hon JUDITH COLLINS: —"the district commander needs to go."Stuart Nash: Why has she changed so much between 2011 when in response to Constable Alana Kane's assault she thundered that "harsher sentences are needed for people who attack police" and now when she is silent when this very same police officer's attacker received only a 300-hour community service sentence?Hon JUDITH COLLINS: Obviously the member was asleep in 2012 when this Parliament with this Government and myself as the then Minister of Justice brought in tougher sentencing when there is the aggravating factor of attacking our first responders such as the police. I would say to that member—[Interruption] Mr Speaker do they want to hear or not?Mr SPEAKER: Order!Hon JUDITH COLLINS: This particular case is a matter that is within in its appeal time. Personally I do not want to be the person who stuffs up an appeal case because of an attempt to grandstand."