The Police Minister has misled Parliament and must correct the parliamentary record.
But Williams office told Newshub she will not correct the record, because in Parliament she was specifically asked if it was helpful for Members of Parliament to attend events held at gang pads. Nicole McKee asked about whether she supports Members of Parliament visiting gang pads. The minister clearly stated that she was not responsible for Members of Parliament who may or may not have visited gang pads. Therefore there is nothing to correct. The minister won t be correcting the record. ACT MP Nicole McKee. Photo credit: Newshub / Zane Small
Press Release – New Zealand National Party The Government has cut the Police Budget by approximately $90 million despite record growth in gang membership, Nationals Police spokesperson Simeon Brown says. This Broken Compass Budget has nothing in it for law and order even though Kiwis are expressing …
The Government has cut the Police Budget by approximately $90 million despite record growth in gang membership, National’s Police spokesperson Simeon Brown says.
“This Broken Compass Budget has nothing in it for law and order even though Kiwis are expressing feeling much less safe in their communities and gun crime is on the rise.
“Gang membership has increased 50 per cent to a new record of 8003 gang members nationally, serious assaults have doubled in the past three years, and there has been significant increases in Police call outs for family harm incidents and mental health.
Monday, 24 May 2021, 11:38 am
The Government has cut the Police Budget by approximately
$90 million despite record growth in gang membership,
National’s Police spokesperson Simeon Brown
says.
“This Broken Compass Budget has nothing in it
for law and order even though Kiwis are expressing feeling
much less safe in their communities and gun crime is on the
rise.
“Gang membership has increased 50 per cent to
a new record of 8003 gang members nationally, serious
assaults have doubled in the past three years, and there has
been significant increases in Police call outs for family
harm incidents and mental health.
“The
Government’s much heralded ‘1800 new police over three
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Long wait times for those calling the 105 non-emergency number mean people often hang up before their call is connected. (File photo)
Two years after a police number was launched for reporting non-urgent crime, wait times are causing frustration, with some callers left on hold for more than an hour. In the last 17 months, more than 2 million people have called 105 to report a non-urgent emergency but almost a third of those callers hung up while waiting for their call to be answered. The average waiting time was just over four minutes. Motueka woman Kate was at home alone one night last month when a man knocked on a sliding door at the back of her house, taking her by surprise.