“A sense of lawlessness is now gripping all of New Zealand, and the soft on crime approach is not working,” he told News hub. “We are calling the prime minister to declare a crime emergency in New Zealand. It is that serious.” Kaushal said many small businesses were hiring their own security, with many going to him for advice on how to get a gun. “It’s become that serious because if the police and authorities are not able to save them, they have to save themselves,” he said…. Mitchell said the announcement had been “too little, too late” in addressing the “explosion” of youth crime in New Zealand.
“Until this Labour government cracks down on crime, youth offenders, gang members, and organised crime groups will continue to behave and act with impunity,” he said
