Police in New Zealand have used bright-yellow X2 tasers since they were introduced here in 2010. A new model of tasers will be rolled out over the next three years, as production of the X2 will soon cease. The new model will not have a built-in camera as most other jurisdictions rely on body-worn cameras to record taser use; whether New Zealand Police will start using body-worn cameras is being considered separately. RNZ file picture of a police demonstration of the X2 taser.
A Gisborne police officer has been sanctioned for failing to promptly report a missing taser.
According to a notice published last month on the Independent Police Conduct Authority’s website, the authority oversaw a police investigation into the missing taser, which was said to have become dislodged from the officer’s holster during a disorder incident.
The weapon was subsequently picked up ...
