A six-month-pilot of armed police patrols was launched on October 28 in response to the Christchurch terror attacks and escalating gang violence. DAVID WHITE/STUFF Citizens turned out to protest a new armed police trial in south Auckland. "These armed response teams are not there to protect us, they are to put Māori and Pacific people in jail." DAVID WHITE/STUFF The armed police patrol trial was launched on October 28 in Counties Manukau, Waikato and Canterbury. "Armed response teams will provide ongoing reassurance and guidance to our frontline staff on how to manage incidents involving firearms."

Source: Stuff November 02, 2019 05:48 UTC