A boost in staff numbers may help turn around disappointing staff engagement survey results, says Northland's top police officer, Superintendent Russell Le Prou.
Last month results of the annual New Zealand Police Workplace Survey were released and for the fourth year in a row Northland troops indicated they were not happy.
The report highlighted areas New Zealand police should focus on improving in Northland and included employee recognition, improved two-way communication, connecting employees with the vision and purpose, and reducing workplace stress.
The survey was carried out before the Government announced Northland was to get 66 more frontline staff over four years.
In Northland 236 staff, or 60 per cent, responded to the survey with nearly 30 per cent of those feeling disengaged, 53.4 per cent were ambivalent and 17.4 per cent were engaged when it came to feeling connected to the New Zealand Police as an organisation.