SPEED CAMERAS

The Hon. R.B. SUCH (Fisher) (14:58): My question is to the Minister for Police. Following the earlier question and response relating to point-to-point cameras on country roads, is there any plan to introduce them into the urban arterial road network, given that other countries are going down that path, rather than the snapshot mobile cameras?

The Hon. M.F. O'BRIEN (Napier—Minister for Finance, Minister for Police, Minister for Correctional Services, Minister for Emergency Services, Minister for Road Safety) (14:58): My understanding is that, at this point in time, no, because the efficiency, if you like, of the arrangement relies in part on a significant distance being travelled but also on the absence of side roads leading into the area of road which is under point-to-point supervision. I will return to the house, but my understanding is: no, at this particular point in time.