Coalition questions swirl and insults fly in Parliament, ankle bracelet fears in wake of a leaked report and it’s officially the last week of winter. Video / NZ Herald / Getty / Telegram
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QUESTIONS SWIRL AND INSULTS FLY
Questions of coalitions swirl in the lead-up to the election.
Labour leader Chris Hipkins has ruled out working with New Zealand First - after New Zealand First previouslyruled out Labour.
Hipkins has also come out swinging in his speech over the weekend - dubbing a potential National, Act and New Zealand First alliance, a coalition of fear.
ACT says it can’t work with the party.
The onus is now on National’s Chris Luxon - but he told a press conference yesterday it wasn’t what he was focused on.
National Party leader Christoper Luxon talks to the media on Shore Rd Remuera, Auckland. Photo / Alex Burton
There’s concern there isn’t enough monitoring of people on electronically monitored bail.
A leaked police report shows people are taking advantage of the limitations of ankle bracelets - by wrapping them with tinfoil and re-offending.
More than 1800 people are on electronically monitored bail across the country, up from 510 in 2018.
Volunteer victims’ advocate Ruth Money says from a community safety perspective, the practice of “foiling” is terrifying.
She says it makes a mockery of what should be a secure way to monitor someone.
PARKING PRICES INCREASE
On-street parking and Auckland Transport-managed parking building prices go up today.
The cost of both will increase by $1 an hour.
The weekday price cap for the Downtown car park is dropping from $40 to $24 -- but the off-peak caps for evening and weekend parking are rising from $10 to $15.
The increase comes after direction from Mayor Wayne Brown to review prices in his Letter of Expectation to Auckland Transport last year.
