A man charged after ringing police communications and telling them he "loves the New Zealand Police" is confident the charges will be sorted out because he was always positive and complimentary in his drunken phone calls.

Mohammad Ali Mayat Baloch appeared in the North Shore District Court today charged with two counts of misusing a telephone, breach of bail and drink driving.

The hearing had to be adjourned because his lawyer had been unable to play the CD of the calls Baloch made to police.

Outside court, Baloch said he got in the habit of ringing emergency services when he was drunk.

He would tell them how much he loved them and what a good job they were doing and tell them jokes.

He struck the wrong operator one night though and the woman told him she would only listen to his joke if he gave her his address.

It was the beginning of the end of Baloch's love affair with the police.

The self-professed joker was tracked down and arrested but he said everyone at the police station looked after him because they knew him from his phone calls.

He said he had a genuine respect for police after being raised in Pakistan in a military family.

He hoped the charges would be reduced as he had not threatened police and he was always cheerful and positive.