Post by Kiwi Frontline on May 9, 2020 4:51:14 GMT 12
CONTROVERSIAL IWI CHECKPOINTS TO END AT ALERT LEVEL 2
The controversial iwi checkpoints will not continue under coronavirus alert level two, as rules are relaxed about where people can travel.
But new random checkpoints run by police and iwi, and police reassurance patrols, will continue as long as needed, Far North area commander Inspector Riki Whiu said.
The need is waning for the iwi checkpoints, which had an important role in the alert level four lockdown, doing a job police were initially not legally allowed to do, Whiu admitted.......
NGĀ IWI O TARANAKI ANNOUNCE END OF IWI COMMUNITY CHECKPOINTS
As the country prepares for Alert Level 2, Ngā Iwi o Taranaki are announcing that today will be the final day of iwi community checkpoints in the Taranaki region.....