Police Slam 'Grossly Irresponsible' Use of Standoff Recordings

Police boss slams reporting of comms during Phillips shooting

Police Commissioner Richard Chambers. File photo supplied Police Commissioner Richard Chambers says he’s instructed police staff to investigate taking legal action in relation to the use by a media outlet of police radio communications. His statement follows reporting by the Stuff news company earlier today that quoted from police radio communications at the time of the incident on Monday this week that resulted in Marokopa man Tom Phillips shoo…

‘He is a monster’: Minister slams Tom Phillips and those who back him

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Police slam 'grossly irresponsible' use of standoff recordings

Police have condemned the publication of details from the standoff between police and Tom Phillips during the shootout, taken from Police radio...

Police consider legal action over legacy media's use of Phillips incident radio communications - Daily Telegraph NZ

Police Commissioner Richard Chambers / NZ Police. Police Commissioner Richard Chambers has directed staff to investigate possible legal action against a legacy media outlet over its use of police radio communications linked to Monday’s critical incident in Western Waikato. Chambers said the publication of details and audio by legacy media outlet Stuff may breach section 133A of the Radiocommunications Act, which makes it an offence to use or rep…