The former National government in New Zealand is taking credit for halving Pacific youth offending during its time in office.
Alfred Ngaro Photo: RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King
It was revealed this week that the rate of Pacific youth offending dropped by 61 per cent between 2009 and 2017.
National's spokesperson for Pacific People's, Alfred Ngaro, said National had the right plans and policies in place to improve the lives of Pasifika.
He said the figures came as achievement results amoung Pasifika high school students showed a marked jump.
Mr Ngaro said it was known that "a lack of education can lead to a young person offending, so it's no surprise that as Pacific student achievement goes up, Pacific youth offending goes down".