If re-elected, Labour is promising 300 new officers and legislation to crack-down on gang convoys, as well as a commitment to look at updating laws around stalking. Enter National, which agreed more officers were needed, but its police spokesperson Mark Mitchell was deeply sceptical about Labour's delivery. He said an increase in officers was nothing compared to the increase in gang members, violent crime and retail crime. National has already committed to gang crackdown measures such as banning gang patches in public places, warrantless search powers and dispersal notices. Victims often have to get protection orders to stop it, which did not actually stop the stalking immediately.
