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1 Jul 2025Paul Goldsmith

Protecting retailers from shoplifting

The Government is making it easier for police to punish shoplifters and is introducing stronger penalties for low-level theft, Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith and Associate Justice

29 Jun 2025Paul Goldsmith

Backing first responders and prison officers

The Government is introducing new offences to ensure those who assault on-duty first responders or prison officers spend longer in prison, Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith says.

22 May 2025Paul Goldsmith

Budget 2025: More funding to cut court case backlogs

Court case backlogs will be further reduced through extra funding to improve court timeliness and access to justice, Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith and Courts Minister Nicole

22 May 2025Mark Mitchell

Budget 2025: More Police funding to improve public safety

The Government is investing more in core police services to continue its good progress in restoring law and order and improving the safety of all New

22 May 2025Mark Mitchell

Budget 2025: More staff, better prisons to keep public safe

New investment in prison capacity and frontline staff will help reduce reoffending and keep the public safe, Corrections Minister Mark Mitchell says. "Our Government has restored

22 May 2025Judith Collins

Budget 2025: National security brings economic benefits

Pulling our weight in an increasingly volatile world will keep New Zealanders safe while boosting our domestic economy, Defence Minister Judith Collins says. “To achieve this,

4 May 2025Judith Collins

Budget 2025: New helicopters a commitment to global security

The Defence Force’s ageing maritime helicopters will be replaced to increase the defensive and offensive capability and surveillance range of New Zealand’s frigates, Defence Minister Judith

15 Apr 2025Paul Goldsmith · Mark Mitchell

Government surpasses violent crime reduction target

New data shows Kiwis are becoming safer with the Government tracking ahead of its violent crime reduction target, Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith and Police Minister Mark

7 Apr 2025Judith Collins

Multi-billion dollar Defence plan unveiled

Multi-billion dollar Defence plan unveiled The Coalition Government today released a multi-billion dollar plan for a modern, combat-capable New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) that pulls its

27 Mar 2025Paul Goldsmith

Labour and Greens in lockstep on law and order

The Labour Party may call Tamatha Paul’s comments stupid, but Labour votes the exact same way as the Greens when it comes to law and order,

26 Mar 2025Paul Goldsmith

Real consequences for crime restored

Kiwis can now feel safer knowing serious criminals will spend longer in prison with the Government’s sentencing reforms passing final reading in Parliament today, Justice Minister

27 Feb 2025Paul Goldsmith

Four-year term legislation to be introduced

The Government has agreed to introduce legislation that will enable a four-year term of Parliament subject to a referendum, Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith says. “As stipulated

26 Feb 2025Paul Goldsmith

More tools for businesses to deal with retail crime

The Government is clamping down on retail crime by giving businesses more powers to detain those stealing from them, Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith and Associate Justice

25 Feb 2025Paul Goldsmith

Violent crime drops for the first time since 2018

Police data shows that violent crime has fallen for the first time since 2018, indicating that the Government’s tough-on-crime and victims-first approach is working, Police Minister

24 Feb 2025Paul Goldsmith

76 gang patches seized by Police under new law

In the three months since the Government’s new gang laws came into effect Police have seized 76 patches, 67 firearms, and laid 337 charges for insignia

28 Jan 2025Paulo Garcia

Tougher penalties for coward punches

Tougher penalties for coward punches A new Bill that will create a specific criminal offence for a ‘coward punch’, or ‘king hit’ causing injury or death

28 Jan 2025Carl Bates

National MP’s bill would raise jury age to 72

National MP’s bill would raise jury age to 72 “Today, my Member’s Bill, which will raise the age of automatic excusal from jury duty from 65