12 Oct 2022

Law change to allow police to photograph people not ruled out

From Checkpoint, 5:47 pm on 12 October 2022

The police minister won't rule out changing the law to allow officers to keep taking photographs of adults and children.

The force was called out last month for illegally taking photos and fingerprints of rangatahi, and of storing them improperly and without justification.

But the minister today defending the practice, to the outrage of justice and Māori advocates.

Jamie Tahana reports.