John MacDonald: If we were really tough on crime, we'd do this

Law and Order is going to be one of the Government’s top priorities over the next three months - as part of its latest action plan which, like the last one, is a bit of an announcement of an announcement.

Two of its action points, though, is to launch a military-style academy pilot for serious and persistent young offenders (14-to-17 years olds we’re talking about here); and introduce legislation to toughen sentencing rules to ensure what it calls “real consequences for crime”.

Kerre Woodham: So far, so good on the Government's quarterly plans

“A successful second quarter Action Plan shows the coalition Government has continued to build on the momentum of its first 100 days”, says the press release from the Prime Minister's office. Well, Christopher Luxon would say that wouldn’t he?

The Press release continues: “Actions the coalition government has taken this quarter include:

Chris Lynch: Prime Minister Christopher Luxon unveils action plan for next three months

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has announced that the Government’s latest action plan would”focus on making Kiwis safer and restoring law and order.”

“Before the end of the Q3 Action Plan, the Government will have passed laws that will give police tough powers to go after gangs by restricting their ability to associate and banning gang patches in public, give police more power to get guns out of the hands of criminals, increase access to effective rehabilitation for prisoners on remand, and improve efficiency in the courts and increase access to justice,” Luxon said.