The Government's conceded it'll likely miss its November target for 500 new police. 

Under the National-NZ First coalition agreement, it aimed to reach the recruitment target within its first two years in office. 

Police bosses say they've been facing challenges, with more trainees failing training and more people leaving the force. 

Police Minister Mark Mitchell told Mike Hosking they're not going to get hung up on the target. 

He says they're going to deliver the 500, but standards matter, and they won't compromise. 

Labour’s Ginny Andersen told Mike Hosking that the closer they can get to what they promised the better, but they’re currently only sitting at 17 extra officers from when they started. 

She says getting to 500 by November is virtually impossible.

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