A little-known team tasked with ridding the country of dangerous material has been busier than usual since the tragic events of March 15th.
The Defence Force bomb disposal unit has seen a rise in call-outs and for the first time ever, they gave 1 NEWS exclusive access to see what it is they do.
The team are called when emergency services are faced with a potentially dangerous explosive or harmful chemical.
They have had 28 of these callouts in the three weeks following the Christchurch shootings - compared to 120 in the whole of 2018.
Watch 1 NEWS reporter Gia Garrick's exclusive report on the team in the video above.
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