Politics

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon announces $1.9 billion plan to make NZ safer

19:44 pm on 6 May 2024

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has announced a $1.9 billion plan to make New Zealand safer.

Luxon said there would be a "significant investment" in funding for frontline Corrections staffing and services.

Corrections Minister Mark Mitchell said the coalition government would spend $1.9 billion over the next four years on more prison beds, prison officers and rehabilitation for remand inmates.

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