The real dynamite question that is yet to be asked, is are NZ Police also aggressively pursuing DNA samples off young people as well? “I’ve heard of a few cases where young Maori have been conned by police into giving DNA samples even when they haven’t committed a crime. One young Maori told me the police wanted the sample because one of their relatives might be known to police. …if NZ Police are still aggressively pursuing DNA samples, those revelations will be explosive. Why he passed retrospective legislation making the surveillance legal and passed the radically more powerful Search and Surveillance Powers.

Source: New Zealand Herald September 10, 2022 03:33 UTC