Crime and Punishment
Labour-Green coalition Government implemented its policy of lowering numbers in prisons and so sentences given have often reflected this.
National and ACT want to get tougher on crime whixh means increasing crims sent to prison and the dishing out of longer prison terms.
National-ACT also want to decrease Government spending.
But these two things are not necessarily compatible because more sent to prison and increased time spent in.a prison means the need for more prisons to be built. And that runs into hundreds of millions of dollars let alone finding prison staff. At present there are dozens of staff vacancies at Rimutaka Prison in Upper Hutt.
Poll: Has your Kiwisaver taken a dip?
With the US tariffs ramping up and the stock market taking a hit, many are noticing a change in their Kiwisaver amounts.
If you've had a peek at your Kiwisaver balance since, have you seen it decrease?
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84.5% Yes, it's decreased
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12.7% Nope
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2.8% Other - I'll share below
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Bookfest: Giant Charity Book Sale
Bookfest is back for the first weekend in May!
Come on down to Whirinaki Whare Taonga in Upper Hutt, for a huge selection of books in over 40 categories, as well as magazines, games, jigsaw puzzles, CD’s, DVD’s and vinyl records (no audio or video tapes).
Come along and make your pre-winter selections at the 30th anniversary of this major event, there’s plenty to choose from!
Proceeds are for the benefit of the community in various ways.
Whirinaki Whare Taonga (formerly Expressions)
Sat 3rd May 9am-5pm
Sun 4th May 9am-3pm
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