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Author: Bryce Edwards
CORRECTIONS, JUSTICE, POLICE
Kelly Dennett (Post): What the Government won’t solve with its tough-on-crime groupthink (paywalled)
Aaron Hendry (Newsroom): Try the youth crime approaches that work
Thomas Manch (Post): Tougher sentencing to put 1400 more people in prison (paywalled)
Laura Walters (Newsroom): The new and (slightly) improved three strikes regime
Derek Cheng (Herald): Government backs off coalition law and order commitment on offences committed on bail, parole, or in custody
Newsub: Government to introduce tougher penalties for serious crimes
RNZ: Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith confirms coalition plans to amend sentencing laws
RNZ: Justice Minister will introduce bill making stalking illegal by end of year
Molly Swift (Newshub): National commits to introducing anti-stalking legislation this year
Anna Whyte (Post): Stalking proposal to enter Parliament this year (paywalled)
Derek Cheng (Herald): New Zealanders’ trust and confidence in police falling, people feel less safe after dark (paywalled)
Sally Wenley (RNZ): Security guards need more certainty on detaining offenders - association
PARLIAMENT
Felix Desmarais (1News): Poll: Hipkins outscores Luxon in approval ratings
Derek Cheng (Herald): Health, transport, housing: Major announcements to come in final days of Government’s action plan (paywalled)
Rob Campbell (Post): The Coalition Guide To Good Housekeeping (paywalled)
Bryce Edwards (Democracy Project): The Greens need to front up on the farcical Darleen Tana inquiry
Post: Beehive Briefing: Everything you need to know from today (paywalled)
Tova O’Brien (Stuff): Golriz Ghahraman breaks silence on criticism she used mental health as a shield
Katie Harris (Herald): Golriz Ghahraman case: Experts explain Complex PTSD and loss-reactive shoplifting
RNZ: Former Green MP Golriz Gharaman to be sentenced today
Spinoff: Gone By Lunchtime: Is New Zealand a C-list country?
Toby Manhire (Spinoff): ‘Turd in a punchbowl’: the David Lange effect in the White House
FERRIES
Clive Matthew-Wilson: The trucking industry wants the government to close down its more efficient rival: rail
Oliver Lewis (BusinessDesk): Ministers got second Cook Strait report shortly before ferry grounding (paywalled)
Liam Hehir (The Blue Review): Why were the ferries cancelled? What's the result?
Joel MacManus (Spinoff): A cost-benefit analysis of buying new Interislander ferries
Bryan Bruce: Will The Government Privatise KiwiRail?
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