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A Southland town has overcome years of disagreement over people's privacy and public costs to proceed with new surveillance cameras.
Winton is one of several spots grappling with whether and how to roll out new, more powerful cameras that police or volunteers monitor to combat crime.
Police in the town say they are "elated" and the local business association call it a "massive relief".
"The community has just thrown their hands in the air and said, 'Oh, when is this ever going to happen?'," said association president Daphne Fairbairn. "Commonsense has prevailed, thank goodness."
The camera upgrade became a flashpoint for locals against a backdrop of community board ructions, including the ousting of the chair in 2024.
Cattery owner Dave Diack was on the prev
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