NZ to trial armed police patrols

By Praveen Menon
Updated October 18 2019 - 11:48am, first published 11:45am
The NZ Police Commissioner says officers must be equipped and able to ensure the community's safety.
The NZ Police Commissioner says officers must be equipped and able to ensure the community's safety.

Armed police will patrol parts of New Zealand in a trial project reflecting heightened security concerns, after a mass shooting in Christchurch in March that killed 51 people.

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