1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:01,600 Speaker 1: It's not a bad first day for the new police 2 00:00:01,639 --> 00:00:04,480 Speaker 1: commissioner with the announcement of a new police station downtown. Auckland, 3 00:00:04,519 --> 00:00:06,720 Speaker 1: the country's biggest central city, has of course, had a 4 00:00:06,760 --> 00:00:10,320 Speaker 1: shocking number of bad headlines around crime and safety. Commissioner 5 00:00:10,400 --> 00:00:13,040 Speaker 1: Richard Chambers back with us morning, Good morning, Mike. Was 6 00:00:13,080 --> 00:00:15,480 Speaker 1: this part of your contract negotiation on day one you 7 00:00:15,560 --> 00:00:16,640 Speaker 1: had to open a police station. 8 00:00:18,040 --> 00:00:21,079 Speaker 2: No, it wasn't, Mike, But how wonderful for me to 9 00:00:21,079 --> 00:00:22,640 Speaker 2: be able to do this on my very first day 10 00:00:22,640 --> 00:00:24,919 Speaker 2: and the job as a place commissioner except on city. 11 00:00:25,000 --> 00:00:27,200 Speaker 1: Is it a no brainer in the sense that if 12 00:00:27,240 --> 00:00:29,760 Speaker 1: you put a station plank in the middle of the city, 13 00:00:29,880 --> 00:00:31,480 Speaker 1: people feel better about life. 14 00:00:32,479 --> 00:00:36,519 Speaker 2: Absolutely. Visibility of presence in the central Business District is 15 00:00:36,640 --> 00:00:40,080 Speaker 2: absolutely critical to safety and it's a real pleasure that 16 00:00:40,200 --> 00:00:43,240 Speaker 2: we were able to make the announcement yesterday. Very soon 17 00:00:43,280 --> 00:00:45,720 Speaker 2: we'll have fifty one beats working twenty four to seven 18 00:00:45,760 --> 00:00:48,599 Speaker 2: around the CBD and it's a passionate community and it's 19 00:00:48,640 --> 00:00:50,440 Speaker 2: a comminuity to be able to provide them with a 20 00:00:50,440 --> 00:00:51,240 Speaker 2: better polase service. 21 00:00:51,360 --> 00:00:53,639 Speaker 1: I watched the press conference live yesterday. I thought what 22 00:00:53,680 --> 00:00:56,600 Speaker 1: Mark Mitchell said was true. Having been a beat cop himself. 23 00:00:56,720 --> 00:00:59,760 Speaker 1: The role in the power of the beat cop from 24 00:00:59,840 --> 00:01:01,200 Speaker 1: your point of view as what. 25 00:01:02,480 --> 00:01:05,199 Speaker 2: Well, exactly the same as Minister Actually, because I also 26 00:01:05,400 --> 00:01:07,800 Speaker 2: spent time walking to bet here in Auckland City when 27 00:01:07,800 --> 00:01:10,840 Speaker 2: I began my career nineteen ninety six. Is just one 28 00:01:10,880 --> 00:01:13,080 Speaker 2: of the things that we do as police officers. It's 29 00:01:13,120 --> 00:01:15,280 Speaker 2: back to basic policing in the sense they're walking the 30 00:01:15,280 --> 00:01:18,000 Speaker 2: beach and to know the people around town and having 31 00:01:18,040 --> 00:01:20,600 Speaker 2: them get to know that US is good policing. And 32 00:01:20,640 --> 00:01:23,480 Speaker 2: so we're very facused on making sure we improve our 33 00:01:23,560 --> 00:01:26,560 Speaker 2: visibility im presents across the country here in Auton City. 34 00:01:26,600 --> 00:01:29,120 Speaker 1: And what about the argument that crime simply moves elsewhere 35 00:01:29,160 --> 00:01:31,800 Speaker 1: the more present you are downtown Auckland, they'll just go elsewhere. 36 00:01:32,680 --> 00:01:36,720 Speaker 2: No, So look the city as in you know, hundreds 37 00:01:36,760 --> 00:01:39,319 Speaker 2: of thousands of people every day here. So the presence 38 00:01:39,680 --> 00:01:42,199 Speaker 2: of us is very important to be It's very important 39 00:01:42,200 --> 00:01:44,360 Speaker 2: twenty four seven. It's important to have a public counter 40 00:01:45,440 --> 00:01:47,319 Speaker 2: because we're here in the city. Doesn't less people are 41 00:01:47,360 --> 00:01:47,800 Speaker 2: going to leave. 42 00:01:48,160 --> 00:01:50,160 Speaker 1: Right there is stabbing you'll be aware of the other 43 00:01:50,280 --> 00:01:52,920 Speaker 1: day the Garden New Market, which is sort of in 44 00:01:52,960 --> 00:01:55,400 Speaker 1: downtown Auckland for people listening around the rest of the country. 45 00:01:55,680 --> 00:01:58,680 Speaker 1: That reminds us still that there's something desperately wrong with 46 00:01:58,720 --> 00:01:59,960 Speaker 1: this country, doesn't it. 47 00:02:01,000 --> 00:02:04,520 Speaker 2: Oh, Look, you know, the reality is crime is always 48 00:02:04,560 --> 00:02:06,560 Speaker 2: going to exist in one way or another, and that's 49 00:02:06,640 --> 00:02:09,839 Speaker 2: a very tragic incident of course. And have presence here 50 00:02:10,000 --> 00:02:12,640 Speaker 2: in the city is important to help deal with those, 51 00:02:12,919 --> 00:02:16,520 Speaker 2: particularly across the transport network as the infrastructure here in 52 00:02:16,639 --> 00:02:20,679 Speaker 2: Autan City expands. So yeah, our presence everywhere is critical 53 00:02:20,840 --> 00:02:23,280 Speaker 2: and we'll work very, very hard to ensure the safety 54 00:02:23,280 --> 00:02:23,760 Speaker 2: of those. 55 00:02:23,600 --> 00:02:27,200 Speaker 1: In Appreciate it very much. Richard Chambers, new police Commissioner. 56 00:02:27,680 --> 00:02:30,560 Speaker 1: For more from the Mic Asking Breakfast, listen live to 57 00:02:30,680 --> 00:02:33,760 Speaker 1: news talks that'd be from six am weekdays, or follow 58 00:02:33,800 --> 00:02:35,359 Speaker 1: the podcast on iHeartRadio.