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Police responding to an incident in Wellington (file photo).
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Some of these temporary arming orders - where all frontline officers can be armed - can span entire districts and last for days, usually while police investigate a shooting or other violence.
Some say this is the safest response to a growing problem - others warn it increases the chances of injury and death.
In the 10 months to January this year, police issued 47 of what they call temporary carriage orders , figures released under the Official Information Act show. This is slightly more than once a week somewhere around the country.
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15 Apr, 2021 08:14 PM
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Police responding to an incident in Wellington (file). Photo / RNZ
RNZ
By Jordan Bond, of RNZ.
In recent months frontline police officers have been told to carry guns on average once a week throughout New Zealand, as fears around gun violence escalate.
Some of these temporary arming orders - where all frontline officers can be armed - can span entire districts and last for days, usually while police investigate a shooting or other violence.
Some say this is the safest response to a growing problem - others warn it increases the chances of injury and death.
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