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06 SEPTEMBER 2017. ISSUE 106 | www.filipinonews.nz | email: filipinonews@xtra.co.nz | tel: 027 495 8477 | www.pinoynzlife.nz Eleksyon 2017 More police, tougher laws and right to self-defence MT EDEN, Auckland - “It’s time to get tough on crime by changing our archaic laws, recruiting more police officers and legalising the use of “reasonable force for selfdefence” by people facing assault and threat to their family or property,” says the New Zealand People’s Party. A party spokesperson said that: “small business and property owners are increasingly finding themselves in the sights of violent criminals. With policing resources stretched thinly, the response time to these incidents is far too long. “More and more New Zealanders are finding themselves in the position to make heat of the moment judgement calls about how to keep themselves and their families safe.” The party does not condone the public arming themselves. “However, there is a need to adjust the laws so that honest, hard working kiwis who find themselves the victims of horrific crime do not themselves end up in court.” The party wants to shift the self-defence burden of proof to the prosecution. “The threat of criminal charges is the last thing anyone wants to think about when confronted in the home or business, however, we face a situation where criminals know that people are more afraid of the legal consequences of fighting back than they are of them. “The recent rise in aggravated robbery small businesses are facing is a result of the perpetrators knowing that they will probably get away free and clear.” The party also wants authorities to get tough on young people committing robbery and violence in our communities. “Young people in particular know more and more that they can get away with it as police resourcing is so stretched that the likelihood of them getting caught is practically zero.” The party wants tougher sentencing for committing aggravated robbery and burglary. At the same time it will resource the youth justice system so offenders are dealt with and don’t fall through the cracks. On another level the party is proposing to beef up police numbers by 2,400 and commit to maintaining the ratio of around 1 officer to every 450 New Zealanders. They will also add at least 50 extra Mobile Police Stations to cities and towns across New Zealand. Never too late, till it’s too late By Noel Bautista LOWER HUTT, Wellington - It's like shutting the barn door after the horse is out, or aanhin pa ang damo kung patay na ang kabayo, but it's never too late 'cuz lightning indeed strikes twice. We were only gone for a couple hours for our regular Fridate, when after returning something didn't feel right. You know that situation when you can sense that something's wrong? It's actually a few things you see but haven't defined into words yet, like bedroom lights on when kakagat pa lang ng dilim, things on the floor that weren't there earlier and a distinct sense that someone was in a hurry to leave. Someone that didn't belong in the household. Missing: my work bag, which contained my prescription glasses, my favourite Boston Red Sox cap from Ganda Nicole Bautista and our flatmate's external hard drive, which contained hundreds of photo files from her trips overseas. Hutt Police have since been in to lift fingerprints and check if the crime fits with a particular gang's M.O. (that's modus operandi for the layman :)), but we're not hopeful. Please keep your doors and windows doublelocked when you leave and leave a light on. You think that it will never happen to you, till it happens to you. Safety and security first! Immigration, Property, Sales & Purchase of a Business, Agreement to Lease, Trust and Asset Protection, Wills and Power of Attorney, Family Law and Relationship Property Matters, Litigation Eugenie Choi (Director) DDI 09 444 0505 / 021 262 7182 eugenie@hemarulaw.co.nz Chang Min Lee PH 021 890 111 min@hemarulaw.co.nz Soo Jin Kim PH: 021 416 128 soojin@hemarulaw.co.nz Jameson Uy, Filipino Marketing Officer, PH 02041154370, desk@hemarulaw.co.nz Tel: (09) 443 2080, Fax: (09) 443 2090, 20 Link Drive, Wairau Valley, Auckland 0627 Po Box 334119, Sunnynook, Auckland 0743
SEPTEMBER 2017. ISSUE 106 | www.filipinonews.nz | email: filipinonews@xtra.co.nz | Facebook: Filipino Migrant News | www.migrantnews.nz 07 Café owner at wits end after countless burglaries By Mel Fernandez www.migrantnews.nz MT EDEN, Auckland – A café owner is at wits end after thieves have been brazenly stealing from his shop on countless occasions over the last 7 years. Will Zhao, 30, an immigrant from China runs the popular LYJ Restaurant located along the bustling stretch of Dominion Road where there is a conglomeration of Asian dining outlets. Migrant News was invited to a press conference organised at the café by the New Zealand People’s Party to launch it’s Law and Order Policy in July this year. A party spokesperson said that the café, a family operation, had been a “victim of the current crime spree that New Zealand is facing.” “I’ve been running this business on this road for 7 Will Zhao, owner of LYJ Restaurant in Mt Eden years and I cannot count the number of times people have robbed me or ordered food and walked away without paying for it,” says Mr Zhao. “The frequency of thefts has increased over the last 3-4 years.” He said that the police response to these attacks has been far from satisfactory. “They don’t come here very fast to help. Once my window got smashed and the police asked me to just take some photos for their files, even though the police station is just opposite the road. “When we were away in China for a holiday the shop was ransacked. We lost money and they took all the drinks. “Another time a group of people intimidated us during the day. One guy came through the front door and distracted us by asking for something, but we could understand what he wanted. “Meanwhile a few others came in through the back door and stole our personal effects, including a passport. “In most cases the police can’t do much. They can’t find the things that have been stolen and we end up paying for the damages.” When asked what could be done to increase safety for shop owners, Zhao said: “Put more police in this area.” It is never too late to consider politics SANDRINGHAM, Auckland - When one has worked hard all one’s life, built a thriving business and have a nest egg to retire on very comfortably, why would you want to start all over again? This is precisely what a couple of businessmen – Roshan Nauhria, Party Leader of the NZ People’s Party (NZPP) and Steven Ching, the party’s President - have done. Not only have they chosen to continue working, but also have a burning passion to give something back to society in the country they now call home. The pair launched the NZPP because as Steven says: “I think that New Zealand needs a better New Zealand. We are all new immigrants; we love New Zealand and we want to live in New Zealand, so we want to contribute to make New Zealand better.” Born in China and brought up in Taiwan, Steven has been in this country for about 27 years. He is a businessman who had a successful New Zealand based export and import company. “I now run a business consulting company that supports people who are interested in investing either in New Zealand or China,” he says. Even though he is 74 years old he is prepared to become a member of Parliament, given the opportunity. “I will do my best for all New Zealanders and not only for Asian people. According to Steven: “There are some mainstream people who also support us. Our party does not work for a particular group of people; we work for all New Zealanders.” Safety is one of the areas the party will be focusing on. “As we have some concerns. Because we are very close to the community we are aware that this has become a serious issue. Although the current government has been in power for 9 years I don’t think that Steven Ching they have done enough to improve the safety of the community. “I know people in the community who are victims with very bad experiences. Many have been robbed and are feeling unsafe. I think that it is very important for us to support these people who are fragile. “Being new immigrants for whom English is not their first language, when the vulnerable need help they don’t know who to turn to. So we will try to help them. “At the end of the day we need more police and we need tougher laws. Our current laws relating to crime are archaic and do not address the current situation. We need to change the law and make it tougher.”- By Mel Fernandez
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