Three strikes policy to return with changes
The coalition plans to reintroduce the three strikes sentencing law later this year - but it will be slightly different. It would apply only to...
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The coalition plans to reintroduce the three strikes sentencing law later this year - but it will be slightly different. It would apply only to...
The coalition will reintroduce the sentencing law later this year - but it will be slightly different than last time.
New Zealand's incoming conservative Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has announced an agreement to form a three-party coalition government after 40 days of the country's general election. The National Party, which secured 48 seats, needs the support of the conservative ACT and populist New Zealand First parties.
Legislation for a new public media entity due by March has been reviewed and is due to be debated in Parliament soon. But pundits and opposition politicians alike are urging the government - now under new 'bread and butter'-focused management - to pull the plug on it.
National Party leader Christopher Luxon is calling for greater accountability for persistent youth offenders following a halving of prosecutions of young p