A new police safety initiative is the latest public event launched after a spate of violent attacks against Asian students in Auckland.
Cop Chat will be a weekly event at Auckland Central City Library where police, including an Asian liaison officer, will be available to speak with the community.
Today's 11am to 1pm session follows three public meetings and an awareness run held in the wake of four violent robberies on six Chinese students in the week to Easter Monday.
The students were left bloody and afraid after the attacks mainly by groups of young teens and in daylight, or early evening hours.
Nine of the alleged attackers were aged under 16 and were dealt with through the Youth Court. An 18-year-old man appeared in Auckland District Court facing charges relating to a number of aggravated assaults.