Dunedin barrister Marie Taylor-Cyphers is concerned police are taking advantage of a naive public to catch them out. Dunedin barrister Marie Taylor-Cyphers said some police officers in the city have been turning up to people's houses, sometimes hours after they got home, and breath testing them. Police have no right to enter someone's home to carry out a breath test without express consent, she said. Photo: RNZMr Hudson said the reputation of the police could take a hit if they were acting in a coercive way. Ms Taylor-Cyphers said in-home breath-testing was happening "all the time", but Mr Cahill said he doubted it occurred that often.

Source: Otago Daily Times July 19, 2019 22:30 UTC