National Party leader Christopher Luxon announces the party's policy to combat youth crime with boot camps for youth offenders. Crime-hit business owners in Hamilton have welcomed the National Party’s policy targetting young offenders. Abigail Dougherty/Stuff Sunny Kaushal says he and the members of the Dairy and Business Owners Group he chairs are supportive of the National Party’s policy proposal. “The current government have not listened to us ... Labour policies have left small business owners in fear for their businesses’ survival,” he told Stuff on Thursday. The general manager of the Hamilton Central Business Association, Vanessa Williams took a more nuanced perspective on the issue of youth crime affecting her members’ businesses.

Source: Stuff November 17, 2022 14:25 UTC