Although the armed response team experiment is over, the issues that prompted it remain and were tragically highlighted last month with the death of Constable Matthew Hunt during routine police work.
Messages of condolence for Constable Matthew Hunt’s family and for police in New Zealand were sent to the Police Association after the news of the young officer’s death.
Last month, 28-year-old Constable Matthew Hunt became the 33rd New Zealand police officer to be killed in the line of duty. The fact that he was gunned down during a traffic stop, the likes of which…
Grief and support in the police family after the shock killing of Constable Matthew Hunt in the line of duty; views from the frontline on the decision to abandon the armed response teams trial; law…
