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Police Minister Mark Mitchell has showered the police commissioner Richard Chambers with praise, saying a few "minor infractions" should not detract from his "phenomenal" performance in the job.
On Tuesday morning, RNZ revealed Chambers took a "very brief dip" at Oriental Bay on 1 August despite a tsunami advisory being in place. He was with FBI Director Kash Patel at the time after an early morning run.
Chambers last week also admitted he had recently been ticketed for going 112km/h in a 100km/h zone.
Speaking at Parliament on Tuesday, Mitchell acknowledg
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