The earthquake prompted the National Emergency Management Agency to issue a tsunami advisory urging people to stay away from shorelines.<\/p>\n
Police Commissioner Richard Chambers confirmed to RNZ that on August 1 he went for an early morning run with Patel, followed by a \u201cvery quick swim\u201d at Oriental Bay about 7.05am.<\/p>\n
FBI director Kash Patel arrived in Wellington in July for a three-day programme, in what was supposed to be a secretive trip. Photo \/ US Embassy.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was the middle of winter, so it was a very brief dip.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt the time, I believed the tsunami advisory put in place on July 31 had already lifted.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen I subsequently discovered it was not lifted until about 8.30am that day, I apologised to Police Minister and Minister for Emergency Management Mark Mitchell for my oversight. It is not usual for me to ignore such warnings.\u201d<\/p>\n
Last week Chambers was delivering a speech to graduating police recruits when he told the new officers and their supporters he had recently been ticketed for speeding.<\/p>\n
He said it was the \u201cdumbest thing I\u2019ve done\u201d as commissioner.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s not something that I\u2019m proud of. Course I wish I hadn\u2019t done it. Oblivious, away with the fairies – none of that\u2019s an excuse – I should know better. It\u2019s the dumbest thing that I\u2019ve done since I\u2019ve been the commissioner of police.\u201d<\/p>\n
He later told RNZ he was clocked going 112km\/h as he returned from a ceremony marking the graduation of new patrol dog teams on November 6.<\/p>\n
A police spokesperson said Chambers paid the $80 fine – which had been dropped in his mailbox – as soon as he arrived home from the graduation.<\/p>\n
The spokesperson corrected Chambers, and said he was actually recorded as travelling at 111km\/h.<\/p>\n
The $10,000 trip<\/p>\n
After Patel was spotted in New Zealand, the US embassy revealed the FBI was opening a \u201cstandalone office\u201d in Wellington.<\/p>\n
Documents, earlier released to RNZ, set out a timeline, budget and communication plan for Patel\u2019s trip.<\/p>\n
They show that spy Minister Judith Collins signed off on a $10,000 budget to cover accommodation, meals, flights and tourism activities for Patel and an official.<\/p>\n
A SIS briefing note – dated June 25 – described Patel as a person with \u201csignificant influence\u201d within the US administration as a direct Trump appointee.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis visit provides an opportunity for New Zealand to continue to enhance the bilateral relationship with the United States by demonstrating our commitment and contributions to our intelligence partnership with the FBI, as well as wider Five Eyes constructs.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe NZIC [Intelligence Community] will have the opportunity to provide detailed classified briefings to Director Patel in this regard.\u201d<\/p>\n
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