I've spoken to a lot of police and firefighters and parliamentary security over the last few days. They're tired, in some cases they're injured, and in every case they've been professional. They've come from all over New Zealand. Last night, I spoke to an officer from Ōāmaru and a crew from up in Auckland, and everywhere in between. There was another officer who was guarding the gate at Hill Street. He had blood on his vest and a massive bandage on his forehead. I asked him, "What happened?" One of his colleagues said, with typical police humour, "The senior constable was trying to stop a brick with his forehead." I said, "Are you still on duty?" He said, "Sure, I'm fine." Anyone who says that the police were brutal or unprofessional needs to meet that guy.