Ardern said she spoke with Mallard on Wednesday morning. He retains my overall confidence; however I have expressed serious concerns to him about the manner in which he conducted himself in the House last night. It did not meet the standards I expect. Nor do I consider it to have met the needs of the victim in this situation. The Speaker acknowledges he did not meet his own standards either.
Ardern also slammed the Opposition s inappropriate behaviour. Issues of this serious nature should not be litigated in Parliament in such a manner. It was wrong. Parliament rightly needs to set standard for others to follow.
Earlier this week, police arrested five Mongols following search warrants in Murrays Bay. The men were all charged in relation to the unlawful possession of explosives, and one man was charged with unlawful possession of a pistol.
Despite having made no arrests following Thursday s shooting, University of Auckland crime expert Jarrod Gilbert says police are responding accordingly. It s a tricky old game because the police do need to make sure they identify the group that are involved so that they can target them and target them with the appropriate amount of rigour, he told Newshub. Which to be honest needs to be quite high, needs to be quite firm.
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