A former cop is suggesting a trial of arming police as "a perfect storm" of factors have led to heightened tensions and violence, both in New Zealand and globally.
Health Minister Andrew Little is refusing to take up a nurse's challenge to spend 10 hours or more in Middlemore Hospital's emergency department (ED) to see the pressure frontline health workers are under.& E9 H; d0 t4 y- U& _" t
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Harry Tam, a lifetime honorary member of the Mongrel Mob and one of the people behind the contentious Kahukura drug rehab programme, says tackling meth addiction within gangs will only come if members trust and respond to those trying to help them.