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The video shows a security officer tapping the prime minister on the shoulder and saying: “Sir, we have to leave immediately.”
Afterwards, the Prime Minister and his entourage quickly left the Good To Go mini supermarket where the meeting was held.
this The Herald It is understood the Prime Minister’s team may be concerned about being caught by pro-Palestinian protesters on the streets.
Earlier, the Prime Minister said he had travelled to central Auckland to meet with retailers.
They told him that putting more police on the streets had paid off within weeks.
“What we’re trying to do here is make sure there are more police patrols, but more importantly we’re trying to restore law and order to New Zealand so that people feel safer in their homes, in their businesses and in their communities,” Luxon said.
He said retailers said they had received more police visits to their stores, which made them feel safer.
Police Commissioner David Coster said police had “definitely” seen a downward trend in crime in downtown Oakland since increasing the number of officers on the streets three weeks ago.
“But this is a long-term thing and we need to see sustained reductions,” he said.
Luxon said key stakeholders in central Auckland were on board with the initiative.
“This is really happening locally, and it’s awesome,” Luxon said.
Then, about 10 minutes later, Luxon was taken away by his security team.
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