Authorities have put in place 100 extra extra security staff at Work and Income offices around the country and beefed up a police presence in Christchurch since a spate of incidents following Monday's double homicide at Ashburton's Winz office. Since Monday there had been nine incidents at sites around the country, including phone threats and a smashed window.
Extra security at Winz offices
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