8 Sep 2022

Police illegally photographing youth, Maori

From Nine To Noon, 10:30 am on 8 September 2022
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Photo: RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly

A report just issued by the privacy watchdog and the Independent Police Conduct Authority has found police are routinely and illegally photographing and videoing children and adults.

That's just one of the findings in the bombshell joint inquiry that has revealed systemic problems with the way police take, store and use people's private biometric information.  

RNZ Maori News Editor Jamie Tahana explains the background and the main findings.