Larry Williams Drive

Can anyone explain why the Government hasn’t sent the Defence Force into Hawke’s bay to keep order?  Clearly people need help, and there clearly aren’t enough police.  There are reports of looting, people in Puketaphu are manning overnight road blocks to keep looters out. Same apparently in Rissington.  NewsHub reported last night that as soon as generators arrived, people blockade them with cars to stop them being nicked. A roading crew had a pistol and sawn-off shot gun pulled on them. Vodafone's CEO says their generators are being stolen from their cell sites. Already, 59 people have been arrested for looting and dishonesty so far. The mayor of Napier says they need more police because there aren’t enough patrols and they can only spare one to help with the road blocks at Puketapu and that isn’t enough, she says. But she also says she wants the Defence Force in there and she’s been told no, but she doesn’t know why. Short of a good explanation, we can only guess why the Defence Force isn’t being sent in. A