Steve Watt

Steve Watt is the vice-president of the Police Association in New Zealand, where he has been a vocal advocate for maintaining high recruitment standards within the police force. Recently, he was in the news discussing concerns regarding the potential lowering of fitness standards for police applicants due to political pressure to meet government recruitment targets. Watt expressed that compromising on these standards could jeopardize the safety of both recruits and the public, highlighting the physically demanding nature of policing.