"Finally, finally she's seen the light and knows she shouldn't be there. That's not good in the community full stop, let alone [by] a policewoman."
It was "not a good look" for the force and did nothing for their credibility, she said, adding she had felt left out of the investigating process.
"We weren't mistreated, it was just they weren't too worried about us being the victims."
The accident occurred just after noon on December 26, 2009.
Paul had been approaching a 'T' intersection with Main North Rd in Bay View that was controlled by a give-way sign. After having given way to one vehicle, she pulled into the intersection and collided with the motorbike carrying Ms Maki and driven by her partner David Storey.
During the court hearing in early 2010, a judge found Mr Storey had failed to switch on his lights, in accordance with a law which required all motorcycle riders to have their headlights on during daylight hours. Later that year Paul was also convicted of driving while disqualified.
A police spokeswoman yesterday declined to comment on Ms Maki's comments.
Paul resigned from the police after her recent assault conviction. She was ordered to pay $882 in emotional harm reparation and costs. It's understood she has found employment in Australia.
NZ Police Association President Greg O'Connor said decisions regarding employment after a conviction, at that time, had been made by outside employment lawyers.
He said it would not be in the public interest if there was a hard and fast rule regarding police working with convictions because it didn't take into account the quality of the officer.
"That would deprive the public of some very good police officers and it would not be in the interest of the public," he said. "It would cost a lot of very good police officers their careers if that were the case."