Tag: Mark Mitchell
‘Crime must have real consequences’
A National Government will introduce tougher penalties for crime and make the justice system put victims’ interests ahead of those of offenders, the party's...
‘The most important election in my lifetime’
They arrived ready to enthusiastically back their local MP for another three-year term in Parliament and left carrying letters to deliver to voters.
More than...
Crime under the spotlight as election looms
Concerns over New Zealand's growing lawlessness drew several hundred people to a public meeting to hear what the National Party would do to reduce...
Supermarkets report 40 per cent increase in crime
Supermarket business Foodstuffs says its North Island stores experienced more than 3200 incidents of retail crime in just three months earlier this year.
That's an...
Ram-raid burglaries up 55 per cent since February
Police data provided to the National Party shows ram-raid burglaries have increased by 55 per cent since February.
There were 44 such incidents reported in...
Number of crime victims rise 46 per cent
The number of Kiwis who have reported being the victim of crime has risen 46 per cent since 2017.
New police data shows victimisations have...
Luxon calls out Labour after restaurant raided
A restaurant is the latest local business to be targeted by thieves and the National Party says the incident is an example of the...
Retail crime reaches record levels
Data obtained by the National Party shows the number of reported retail crime incidents in New Zealand has skyrocketed to more than 10,000 in...
Hipkins “absolutely” has plan to tackle ram-raids
New Prime Minister Chris Hipkins says he has a plan to help dairy owners impacted by crimes such as ram-raid burglaries.
He addressed the issue...
National slams Government’s anti-crime package
National Party police spokesperson Mark Mitchell says the Labour Government’s new programme to tackle retail crime “fails to address the core of the issue”.
“Criminals...