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Councillor Karl Tiefenbacher on the government granting power to move on rough sleepers

Publish Date
Mon, 23 Feb 2026, 12:07pm
Karl Tiefenbacher is the owner of gelato cafe Kaffee Eis. Photo / Mark Mitchell
Karl Tiefenbacher is the owner of gelato cafe Kaffee Eis. Photo / Mark Mitchell

Councillor Karl Tiefenbacher on the government granting power to move on rough sleepers

Publish Date
Mon, 23 Feb 2026, 12:07pm

The government has announced they will give more power to police to "move on" rough sleepers for 24 hours to people as young as 14. 

Nick speaks to Karl Tiefenbacher who is a Wellington City Councillor and business owner on his perspective from both these lenses. 

Tiefenbacher shares what the council have been doing to help this issue, and what needs to still be done. And does he agree with Police Association President Steve Watts, who said the police do not have the resources to be able to move people on. And where will they go?

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