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Victims of high-profile police communications failures are unimpressed by a call on community patrols to scout potential emergencies before the police can get to them.

An organisation called Community Patrols of New Zealand, with 72 affiliates nationwide, says it is not unusual for its members to be asked for help in reporting on domestic disputes or other flare-ups before police can reach remote areas.

"In rural areas not every area has 24-hour police, and a lot of people make 111 calls for domestic situations and all sorts of situations," said the organisation's chair... Read more