Chris Cahill: Police Association President on the spike in homicides in the past three weeks and increase in violence over summer

Chris Cahill: Police Association President on the spike in homicides in the past three weeks and increase in violence over summer

Author: Newstalk ZB January 8, 2024 Duration: 3:47

New Zealand averages a murder or manslaughter every five days - but over the past three weeks, there has been a spike in homicides.  

Police Association President Chris Cahill tells Tim Dower about the potential reasons for an uptick in violence over summer, and the strain it creates on police resources. 

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