Simon Bridges has had a battle of words with the Police Commissioner

Earlier this week, the National MP hit headlines for calling Commissioner Andrew Coster 'woke'.

They faced each other in today's Justice Select Committee's annual review of New Zealand Police.

Bridges read an email he'd received from one officer -- which says they feel frustrated at the 'philosophical approach' Police are taking.

He wants to know what feedback Coster gets from the frontline -- to which Coster replied he gets positive feedback every day.

Coster says he doesn't expect everyone to agree -- but it comes with the support of an executive team that has a combined nearly-200 years of policing.