KEY POINTS:
Arming police with tasers is the "obvious answer" to dealing with violent offenders in New Zealand, according to National Party leader John Key.
In a speech to the Police Association, Mr Key said a violent crime was committed in the country every 10 minutes.
Police were often in the firing line with an average six assaults a day on officers in the past year, he said.
Mr Key said National would introduce tasers subject to a positive evaluation of the trial, but he seemed to believe that was a forgone conclusion.
"We think police need another non-lethal means for dealing with these offenders.
"Tasers are the obvious answer."
Nzherald.co.nz asked people in Auckland to share their views on the introduction of the stun guns.
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