just allow us to stand our ground , with no fear of being locked up . all crime will be gone in a day

Let shop keepers defend themselves & their property without fear of shop keepers being charged with assault. Is it time for New Zealand police to start wearing sidearms?

Police is totally useless. My friend's e-bike(5k cost) was stolen, we made a claim straightaway and in hour we found his bike on facebook market, we contacted the seller pretending to be a buyer and agreed to meet each other at some location. We called to police asking to provide anyone to assist but police refused. They even don't want to act when everything is organised to catch the thief. We went to the place we agree to meet but the thief in't come. He message me later that he had problem and couldn't make it. We discussed to meet each other the next day, and the same story, we called to police asking for assistance and didn't get any. I even got phone number of the thief and offer it to police officer to let them continue but they also told us that the thief could recognise the police officer and it doesn't make sense the to call. They simply put on our shoulders their responsibilities, why we pay the taxes for this piece of a crap named police. They simply push us to solve our problems but I bellive they will not be hot happy if we tart doing that.

The power to deal with such crime needs to be put into the hands of the retailers themselves. Stand your ground laws & a second amendment like in the states.

Reprehensible Rampaging Rangatahi Responsible.

I never see security guards outside a supermarket, why?? Rehabilitate,?? What about punishment!??

When caught these guy's need to be named and shamed while holding the parents accountable

All these planning and meetings and talks yet nothing ever gets done, same old bullshit 🙄

Four or five people given 1.8 million a year to talk about retail crime. Seriously?

Crime Is encouraged officially

Since August 2023, the Ram Raid bill has been at the select committee waiting for second reading. Why is there a delay?

Proceeds of crime are mainly from Labour's laws.

Do they really realize that it’s a deep-rooted cultural issue that they’re talking about? Violent crimes have been rampant here in NZ, where morality is very low. It’s a no-brainer that prevention is infinitely better than treatment. Unless the core of the problem is recognized and addressed, there will never be a real solution.

No safety left in nz

Get real with the sentencing

I think this is a good idea, and I think Sunny Kaushal is a good option to lead that team due to all the hard work he has done over the past few years advocating for victims of retail crime. I hope that they are successful and come up some good policies that help to make working in retail safer, retail crime harder and less lucrative, punishments sufficient and retail safer for all law abiding people.

Grab yourself a ice cold coke and wash it down with a monster drink two for $8😅

Too expensive to house inmates, it’s cheaper for retailers to take out insurance claims instead of tax dollars to build prison facilities

What is the length of sentences?

More B/S .less talk more action get harder with judges an soft courts

Racist! Maoris never get pun ished.that is the govtofficial policy

Maybe u should stop bringing in criminals from over seas and out of ozie prisons for startis.. hold the parents accountable that are sending there kids into crime because there too young to be prosecuted..and another idea to help new zealanders stay safe would be to give back there god given rights...maybe that would help..unbelievable.

Tough talk. Feel safer already.

That lovely lady is a firearms expert you could line them up for her

Do not come to NZ or come at your risk

Why is this funding just for 6 months?

Security Guards with civil authority!! Are you kidding! Life as we know it is over.

Words, words!

Shame!!!!!

And what are you're guys doing about it ay? Eff all nothing.

Sunny face, when Goldsmith say it had nothing to do with the retailer's protest 😂 It sounds more like an excuse to implementing AI. Thats not working out for the supermarkets using them. Wont work in a diary, so theyd have to have cameras on streetlights

Do members of community get prided?

So the plan is to make a plan, got it.

Too many experts, how bout let group of victims b the exprts..

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All talk no actioonf forever

So will these policies address the poverty and inequality that drives the crime in communities . Poverty goes up , crime goes up. That formula has been true as long as history has existed. Or same old national lip service and ambulance at the bottom of the cliff. Unfortunately the businesses problem is a side effect of the real issues .

Shame on such attitude towards crime typical of nz

Don’t hold ya breath .. more BS

Interesting that you get rid of loads of govt employees, many of whom are involved in policy, then complain you dont have enough bandwidth so you spend loads of cash on these muppets.

What a nerd. No people skills

So you are going to have a meeting costing heaps and answers will arrive around election time. Lol

Well if the Government stopped taxing Tobacco so heavily and fixed the housing crises, perhaps these crimes wouldn't be so recurrent. Obviously these things shouldn't occur at all, but when the division between the rich and poor grows to an exponential extent, don't think these crimes will go down, they will exponentially increase.

Whats the difference between these 3 and a bucket of crap? Answer - The bucket

See no action only talk

Talk to much nothing done..

ALL ORCHESTRATED REPORTER QUESTIONS TOO AYE

Blatantly sponsored and funded by 'Monster Energy' and 'Coca-Cola' !

Fraud! What are your aims?

Useless talk

Sunny Kaushal the Nat tobacco lobbyist aint gonna help solve crime

perfect op for patched gang members to post up at these stores

Time is up.1619 2019

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