Kerre Woodham: Who's going to pay a fine for shoplifting?

Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith has released a cabinet paper proposing a raft of changes to the Crimes Act. This is part of the coalition agreement with NZ First. It introduces new offences and strengthens existing ones. The proposals include a new strict liability offence for shoplifting, with a $500 infringement fee, doubling to $1,000 if the value of the stolen goods is more than $500.

Bob Edlin: UN can’t curb human rights abuses in war zones....

UN can’t curb human rights abuses in war zones – so why would it fret much over child shoplifters in NZ?

The PoO team was fascinated by a headline which read: Government forged ahead with citizen’s arrest revamp despite UN breach warnings.

UN resolutions and rules are being breached every day, in relation to the strife in Gaza, the Sudan, Ukraine and a raft of other war zones.