Per The BFD link of Today.
Census collectors visiting homes across New Zealand will be carrying panic alarms as a safety measure against a post-Covid rise in anti-government feeling.
The alarms can alert security teams should any of the more than 3000 census collectors, who are currently being hired to work the eight weeks from the end of January through to April, feel threatened while door knocking.
It’s understood the move is in response to a risk of doorstep antagonism. An applicant said recruitment agencies told them increased safety measures were “in anticipation of huge anti-government sentiment”.
Since there is a "Qanon / right-wing conspiracy extremist" hiding behind every door in New Zealand. Right?
Tax payer funds that could have been better spend.