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Parties Clash on Safety and Justice | Auckland News
National’s pushing a bold new plan to beef up public transport safety in Auckland with a dedicated police unit funded by $7 million annually from 2027, while ACT wants to rewrite the Constitution Act to bar courts from considering Māori tikanga and introduce a national ‘Working with Children Card’ for vetting. National is also set to scrap good character assessments in sexual offense sentencing, signaling a tougher stance on crime. Meanwhile, Te Pāti Māori has an eye-opening goal: zero prisons by 2040, replacing incarceration with community-led solutions to address systemic inequities for…
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