Chris Hipkins: Police Minister on the aftermath of the Sandringham stabbing - Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

A 'please explain' from our Police Minister, after a fatal dairy stabbing in Auckland.

A man is on the run, after allegedly entering the Rose College Superette with a knife and killing a shopkeeper.

The Sandringham Neighbourhood Support Group says the store's owners have tried for years for support to get security measures installed.

Chris Hipkins says it's not clear to him why the dairy wasn't approved for a fog cannon, and wants to know why. He says at this stage, it's important to leave the Police to do their job.

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