The grieving family of slain policeman Matthew Hunt face a heartbreaking wait for his funeral, with overseas relatives required to spend 14 days in isolation.

A 24-year-old man has been arrested and charged with murder after the fatal shooting of Constable Matthew Hunt during a routine traffic stop in the suburb of Massey on Friday June 19.

Officers are being encouraged to look after one another as colleagues of Const Matthew Hunt suffer the pain of losing one of their own.

New Zealand Police Association President Chris Cahill says many of the reforms heralded in the bill fell into the ‘better late than never’ category with some at least 30 years overdue.

More than 4000 people are currently trying to join Police and Chris Cahill says its no surprise there has been a surge in applications.

RNZ pulls together last week's reporting on the scrapping of the ARTs initiative and calls to disarm police, and asks, "did we get the full picture?"