Hello Wānaka.

Well on the whole it has been good to see how many people are complying with the level 2 requirements but there have been a few errors of judgement from some still of course.

I read last week’s Crimeline and I understand we received some feedback from some sectors. I do wholeheartedly agree with Greg that if you see motorists driving badly please let us know and if you can please capture it on video to help us act on the information you give us.

We had a real alcohol fuelled week this week.

Three drink drivers caught this week with some pretty high readings, and we dealt with a lot of groups over the weekend who were intoxicated, staggering and barely able to speak. I don’t see the point in that.

If you are with a group of friends in town and you are drunk, you can’t get into a bar or we will hold the bar accountable for having you on the premises. It also means you can’t have a good night with your friends if you have to go home early and leave the others out having fun. Moderate your drinking and you can all have a good time. Look after your mates.

We dealt with a regular noisy neighbour in the Mount Iron area. It would be nice if that person was more considerate to the others in the area as the noise travels and disturbs people some distance away.

We were called to a group of university students who rented a home in Warren Street. I was stunned to see the state the house was in. The broken glass all over the property and neighbours upset. Be careful who you rent to.

A group of ten university students who plan to drink the town dry is never going to be good for your property.

We attended three family harm matters this week. If you or someone you know is being hurt at home please care enough for them to let us know. Family harm is never acceptable and almost always the children who witness family harm are damaged by being exposed to it.

We attended one vehicle crash this week that required the fire service to come and cut a trailer from where it had attached itself to a bridge.

We had youths banging on doors and even opened a front door in the Peninsula Bay area on Sunday night. Please lock your belongings and homes. You have to help yourselves a bit here also.

From the road policing desk, we have a reminder that the speed limit while passing a stationary school bus is 20km/h in both directions. We have had a number of reports about people travelling well in excess of that limit. It is a limit enforced just like any other speed limit and high speeds may result in licence suspensions.

Lastly, we interviewed the youths who were responsible for the damage to the tiny homes and van in the Hikuwai Subdivision area. Good result down to those in the community who let us know what they had found and seen.

So, let’s make this one a great week. Keep the parties suitable for the neighbours and please be kind to each other.