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Report from RNZ by Te Aniwa Hurihanganui and Hamish Cardwell Police in the Wairarapa have admitted to illegally taking photos of youths after RNZ alerted them to multiple reports of officers stopping and photographing young Māori on the street. Whānau describe their sons walking alone during the day, when police have approached and insisted they take their picture. Marlene Harris said it happened to her son while he was walking home alone one afternoon in Masterton two years ago. He was just 15 years old at the time. “He was just walking from his dad’s house back to my house and he was...

Police. Photo: RNZ / Alexander Robertson Whānau describe their sons walking alone in broad daylight, when police have approached and insisted they take their picture. Marlene Harris said it happened to her son while he was walking home alone one afternoon in Masterton two years ago. He was just 15 years old at the time. "He was just walking from his dad's house back to my house and he was just minding his own business, walking along the street," she said. "From what he can remember, there were two cops in the car. They just pulled up beside him and said that they needed to get his photo tak...

Wairarapa youths stopped and photographed by police 20 Dec, 2020 07:01 PM 5 minutes to read RNZ By Te Aniwa Hurihanganui and Hamish Cardwell, of RNZ. Police in Wairarapa have admitted to illegally taking photos of youths, after multiple reports were made of officers stopping and photographing young Māori on the street. Whānau said their sons were walking alone in broad daylight, when police approached and insisted they take their picture. Marlene Harris said it happened to her son while he was walking home alone one afternoon in Masterton two years ago. Advertisement He was just 15 years ol...

He was just 15 years old at the time. "He was just walking from his dad's house back to my house and he was just minding his own business, walking along the street," she said. "From what he can remember, there were two cops in the car. They just pulled up beside him and said that they needed to get his photo taken, or they would need to take him in." Harris said he was not really given a choice. "They did ask for permission, but it was more, 'can we have your photo taken?'. And that followed by, 'if you don't, then we will have to take you into the station'.