Hon MARK MITCHELL (National—Whangaparāoa): In relation to numbers, Minister, what is his commitment and what is his view—and I understand that he's just been on a road trip around the country, as I have. There are proposals currently under way in some districts to reduce numbers in outstations, and I think that one of the most effective policing models is to have police in their communities. In fact, if it was up to me, we'd be going back to basics and we'd be seeing a lot more beat constables out there, in retail areas, building relationships with shop owners, gathering intelligence, and actually having that trusted relationship. Unfortunately, at the moment, they're stretched—they're almost stretched to breaking point—because of all the crime and all the social issues that they are swamped with and having to deal with. But it would be a huge retrograde step, Minister, to start to see staff pulled out of rural or smaller stations, and has he had any information on that? And what is his commitment, as the Minister in this Budget, to ensuring that our smaller outstations continue to be manned at their present levels? In fact, in my view, they should be doing a review in terms of increasing police officers.