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I feel for the St Johns staff that put on the body armor and move into the area. I know the likelihood of them being injured is very, very low, but still requires a special mindset that is different...

looks like there has been an outcome, arrested. This is much better than other possible outcomes. Police following SOP's i suspect, where little risk to public safety given the location.

Yes, but domestic terrorism still needs to be politically motivated, not some dude protecting his dope plantation.

Unfortunately the use of those highly skilled resources cannot be done within NZ in these situations. But certainly agree this would be the right time to misinterpret these laws.