Line Of Fire Eye of the Storm
What price are we willing to pay to keep our nation safe? The personal toll of being in the line of fire is examined in Eye of the Storm, the third and final episode of Line of Fire. Focusing on the unpredictable and increasingly volatile crime of the 1990’s and 2000’s, this episode reveals the changing face of armed offending and the huge impact it has had on the operations of the Armed Offenders Squads (AOS). With frontline police now routinely carrying firearms and criminals presenting weapons with alarming regularity, what is the future of the highly-trained specialist AOS?
Who are the men behind the masks? This three part documentary series takes viewers into the secretive world of the NZ Police Armed Offenders Squad (AOS).
Primary Title
- Line Of Fire
Episode Title
- Eye of the Storm
Date Broadcast
- Monday 16 November 2009
Start Time
- 20 : 30
Finish Time
- 21 : 30
Duration
- 60:00
Series
- 2009
Episode
- 3
Channel
- TV One
Broadcaster
- Television New Zealand
Programme Description
- Who are the men behind the masks? This three part documentary series takes viewers into the secretive world of the NZ Police Armed Offenders Squad (AOS).
Episode Description
- What price are we willing to pay to keep our nation safe? The personal toll of being in the line of fire is examined in Eye of the Storm, the third and final episode of Line of Fire. Focusing on the unpredictable and increasingly volatile crime of the 1990’s and 2000’s, this episode reveals the changing face of armed offending and the huge impact it has had on the operations of the Armed Offenders Squads (AOS). With frontline police now routinely carrying firearms and criminals presenting weapons with alarming regularity, what is the future of the highly-trained specialist AOS?
Classification
- AO
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Police--New Zealand--Documentary television programs
Genres
- Documentary
Hosts
- Robyn Malcolm (Narrator)
- Gibson Group (Production Unit)
- Alex Clark (Producer)
- Dan Henry (Director)
Contributors
- Robyn Malcolm (Narrator)
- Gibson Group (Production Unit)
- Alex Clark (Producer)
- Dan Henry (Director)
Subjects
- Police--New Zealand--Documentary television programs