Lindsay Mitchell

Since the election of the National government I increasingly find myself lining up with the Greens. Only they and the Maori Party opposed th...

I have been reflecting on Helen Clark's incumbency and how we should remember her. In a nutshell Helen Clark re-grew the size and scope ...

Yesterday I looked at conviction statistics and showed that violence has increased. Today I have sourced apprehension statistics to show t...

This is apparently "baffling"; Police figures recording domestic violence incidents over the past 10 years show a large dip every...

Media Release SUBSTANCE ABUSE - A GROWING REASON FOR WELFARE DEPENDENCE Tuesday, April 7, 2009 The number of people on a sickness or invalid...

According to Simon Collins at the New Zealand Herald; New Zealand's murder rate appears to have almost halved in the past 20 years desp...

The Three Strikes law leaves me feeling ambivalent. As mentioned before, my doubt hinges on the possibility it may do more harm than good. H...

In a mildly bizarre coincidence men in the West are enraged that women in Afghanistan should be obliged to fulfil their husband's sexua...

In the interests of fairness I can now post the last speeches David Garrett made during the committee stages of debating the Gang Insignia B...

John Tamihere is getting closer to the source of the crime problem than others. I disagreed earlier with the assertion that preventing cr...

So David Garrett refused to cheer for Helen Clark. I can understand how he felt. I recall staying seated when John Banks got a standing ova...

As there is a conference investigating the drivers of crime taking place in Wellington tomorrow I will do a couple of posts that might assi...

Here's what Annette King said last year about the 2007 Crime Statistics; Crime Statistics Provide Signs Of Encouragement Police Minister...

No, you have not come to the wrong blog. I was very proud of my youngest brother yesterday when he won the top award for low-cost housing d...

The following are excerpts from last week's debate on the Gang Insignia Bill. I have been completely subjective and posted only the bits...

A surge in child abuse cases has been recorded at Starship Children's Hospital. Ministry of Health child and youth health chief adviser...

The headline says; Preventing crime begins at school Preventing crime does NOT begin at school. It begins at the family planning clinic or ...

Media Release GOVT DECISION TO BACK DOWN ON DPB CHANGES - STUPID Friday, March 27, 2009 Reacting to news the government has decided to put t...

Dear Ministry of Social Development, I am aware that you read my blog and you are most welcome. So, where is the response to my most recent ...

From Parliament yesterday; 5. JO GOODHEW (National—Rangitata) to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: What reports has she se...