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Anger at Plan to Remove Town's Officers

CULVERDEN, NORTH CANTERBURY, NEW ZEALAND, AUG 6 – Hundreds of locals oppose the removal of two Culverden officers as the restructure centralizes rural policing to two hubs, with nearly two-thirds of calls related to road policing, officials said.

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Residents packed out the gym at Culverden's Amuri Area School for a fiery meeting last night. Photo: RNZ By Anna Sargent of RNZ Hundreds of North Canterbury locals have turned out to a fiery meeting in Culverden, angry about a proposal to remove the town's two police officers.

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Anger at plan to remove town's officers

Residents packed out the gym at Culverden's Amuri Area School for a fiery meeting last night. Photo: RNZ By Anna Sargent of RNZ Hundreds of North Canterbury locals have turned out to a fiery meeting in Culverden, angry about a proposal to remove the town's two police officers.

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Culverden locals angry about proposed removal of town's two police officers

Locals say the restructure would mean the nearest officers would be an hour away.

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