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National Party Leader John Key released part of his party's Law and Order policy today, with a call for 1000 more police; the go-ahead for tasers; and a requirement for DNA samples to be taken from anyone convicted of a crime that would lead to imprisonment.
John Key (National Party Leader); Greg O'Connor (Police Association President); Annette King (Police Minister); Keith Locke (Green Party MP); Michael Bott (Civil Liberties Council).
Most of those arrested in recent anti-terror raids recently have appeared in court in Auckland today.
Tuhoe has put up a roadblock at Te Urewera National Park is becoming a political football between Whakatane District Council and the police.
Acting Inspector Greg Standen (Whakatane Police); Maoui Te Pou (Matahi Valley Resident); Russell Orr (Whakatane District Council); Colin Holmes (Whakatane Mayor); Helen Clark (Prime Minister).
21 people have been convicted of involvement in the 2004 Madrid Train Bombing. 7 were acquitted, including the man who was said to be the brains behind the operation.
Cuba's official Ambassador to New Zealand - Jose Luis Robaina Garcia - was formally welcomed by the Government today.
Jose Luis Robaina Garcia (Cuban Ambassador); Geoff Marsland (Havana Coffee Co-owner).
A second challenger has emerged for David Benson-Pope's candidacy for Labour in Dunedin-South.