Helicopters today

[Madame]

Does anyone know why all the helicopters flying over?  I'm nervous in case it's another fire.

[Cleggyboy]

There has been a fire out Sumners way I believe.
But ChCh is getting the Eagle on trial for a few weeks, it is a noisy bugger.
http://www.police.govt.nz/news/release/e...uth-island

[Madame]

They are patrolling the city in case a driver flees from police. It's driving us crazy. It is too noisy and goes over too frequently. It's like being in the direct flight path of an airport. So what if a few kids want to flee from police? Why should the whole city have to suffer this noise pollution because of that?

[Cleggyboy]

"Eagle Watch ÔÇô A busy first night"
The first night of the Canterbury Eagle trial proved to be a busy one for the team.

Police would like to thank the community of New Brighton/Wainoni, for their patience as Eagle assisted with a number of events in the area.

These included assisting ground staff to locate an offender who was wanted for assault, locating a person in mental distress, and assisting in the search for a victim.

All were safely located.

To minimise noise disruption, Eagle remained at a height of over 1500 metres from the ground.

Unfortunately, Eagle was also lasered twice during the night, including during the search for the victim.

The lasering of aircraft is an offence under the Crimes Act and carries a possible sentence of up to 14 years imprisonment.

The Eagle crew are working hard to keep the communities of Christchurch safe and it is disappointing that some members of the public have chosen to endanger the lives of those on board.

Enquiries remain ongoing.

ENDS

Issued by Police Media Centre.

[Kiwicon]

@Madame you should try living in Pukekohe... it sound real nice at 3am..

[Gammy]

Its quite disorienting hearing choppers overhead again. Something I could do without. But may need to get used to it

[Madame]

Thanks to the helicopter technology they are sending out more speeding tickets. Maybe that will offset the one and a half million dollars a year it will cost us taxpayers.

[azza20]

They are patrolling the city in case a driver flees from police. It's driving us crazy. It is too noisy and goes over too frequently. It's like being in the direct flight path of an airport. So what if a few kids want to flee from police? Why should the whole city have to suffer this noise pollution because of that?

"So what if a few kids want to flee from police?"
You seriously need to get  real or do you support "young kids" endangering the public.