Community checkpoints have garnered support from local councils, police and hundreds of volunteers determined to keep their communities safe - but they remain a polarising topic among some MPs. READ MORE:* Coronavirus: MP asks police to stop 'illegal' checkpoints, iwi disagree* Coronavirus: Police order Hone Harawira's Covid-19 checkpoints to run correctly* Coronavirus: Iwi establish more checkpoints to protect communities from Covid-19But they haven't done it alone. Police Commissioner Andrew Coster has repeatedly told MPs the checkpoints operating across the country are legal because police have authorised and helped to manage them. "Anything that involved Māori-led responses or iwi-led responses often becomes a political football and that's really disappointing. In a report released yesterday, the Human Rights Commission said the community checkpoints were a positive example of Treaty partnership in action.

Source: Stuff May 01, 2020 04:52 UTC