The Police Minister has clarified why he declined the Opposition spokesperson's request to visit an Auckland police station to meet with an inspector. 

Ginny Andersen says she followed well established practice when asking to visit Albany station, but Mark Mitchell's office said no. 

Mitchell told Mike Hosking it's different to when he labelled then-Minister Poto Williams “petulant and vindictive” for refusing his request to meet with the police commissioner. 

He says if Andersen had requested to meet the Commissioner, it would have been approved within 30 seconds. 

Instead, he says she requested to attend an operational police station alongside another MP, without specifying who she was meeting with.

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The Police Minister has clarified why he declined the Opposition spokesperson's request to visit an Auckland police station to meet with an inspector.  
Ginny Andersen says she followed well established practice when asking to visit Albany station, but Mark Mitchell's office said no.  
Mitchell told Mike Hosking it's different to when he labelled then-Minister Poto Williams “petulant and vindictive” for refusing his request to meet with the police commissioner.  
He says if Andersen had requested to meet the Commissioner, it would have been approved within 30 seconds.  
Instead, he says she requested to attend an operational police station alongside another MP, without specifying who she was meeting with. 
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