Post by Kiwi Frontline on Apr 16, 2020 4:55:45 GMT 12
POLICE ORDER HONE HARAWIRA'S COVID-19 CHECKPOINTS TO RUN CORRECTLY
Police have changed the way iwi-led coronavirus checkpoints are run, after a Kaikohe couple complained they were intimidated and stopped from buying groceries.
But a man who lives on a farm just outside Kaikohe said he and his wife were stopped from going into town to buy groceries on Easter Monday.
As well as feeling pressured by the situation, he was also concerned the checkpoints were not safe from Covid-19, with the volunteers leaning into people's cars and handing out flyers.
David said he initially did not want to wind down his window to speak with the checkpoint volunteers because of the coronavirus risk, then did not feel it was safe to give out his address to prove where he lived.
David ended up calling police, who talked with the volunteers, leading to changes in the way the checkpoint is now run......
www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/coronavirus/121036470/coronavirus-police-order-hone-harawiras-covid19-checkpoints-to-run-correctly
Police have changed the way iwi-led coronavirus checkpoints are run, after a Kaikohe couple complained they were intimidated and stopped from buying groceries.
But a man who lives on a farm just outside Kaikohe said he and his wife were stopped from going into town to buy groceries on Easter Monday.
As well as feeling pressured by the situation, he was also concerned the checkpoints were not safe from Covid-19, with the volunteers leaning into people's cars and handing out flyers.
David said he initially did not want to wind down his window to speak with the checkpoint volunteers because of the coronavirus risk, then did not feel it was safe to give out his address to prove where he lived.
David ended up calling police, who talked with the volunteers, leading to changes in the way the checkpoint is now run......
www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/coronavirus/121036470/coronavirus-police-order-hone-harawiras-covid19-checkpoints-to-run-correctly