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Mark Mitchell: Questions now need to be put to police and its minister
Wellington Mornings with Nick Mills
English - September 27, 2022 01:20 - 4 minutes - 4.04 MBDaily News News News Commentary Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Police falsely reported cars as stolen to gain access to powerful databases that record number plates when hunting for the women whose travel sparked the Northland Covid-19 lockdown last October.
Detectives identified the cars associated with the women then listed the vehicles as stolen which opened access to Automatic Number Plate Recognition systems operated by two private-sector companies with a massive network of CCTV cameras.
National's police spokesperson Mark Mitchell joins Nick Mills to discuss the revelations.
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