37421 (2024). Hon Ginny Andersen to the Minister of Police

37421 (2024). Hon Ginny Andersen to the Minister of Police: Would he agree with the man in the crowd of the National Party law and order meeting in Auckland held on 4 June 2024 "That’s bollocks. It’s rubbish really," that there had been a 58% increase in cops walking the beat in the city centre, and crime was reducing?

Hon Mark Mitchell: I refer the Member to the comments of Assistant Commissioner Sam Hoyle, pasted below. "There has been a 63% increase in foot patrols by our staff in central Auckland. "This is when comparing the period from April 2023 to March 2024, with the 12 months prior from April 2022 to March 2023. "In recent years, police have observed increases in reported crime in central Auckland but this is now beginning to trend downward."