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The Flip Side
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Less ‘tough on crime’ talk, more focus on the real monsters

ANALYSIS: While politicians posture about ram-raids, there is a rapidly expanding threat that isn’t getting the attention it deserves.

NBR senior journalist Maria Slade speaks with Hamish McNicol.

Maria Slade Wed, 05 Jul 2023

It must be the run-up to a general election because politicians have started banging on about crime.

Leader Chris Luxon used the word 14 times in his speech to National’s annual conference two weeks ago, and since then accusations of ‘soft on crime’ and ‘tough on crime’ have been pinging

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