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Thomas Coughlan: Is Chris Hipkins right about recent ram-raid data?

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Publish Date
Wed, 2 Jul 2025, 5:49pm
Chris Hipkins. Photo / Mark Mitchell
Chris Hipkins. Photo / Mark Mitchell

Thomas Coughlan: Is Chris Hipkins right about recent ram-raid data?

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Wed, 2 Jul 2025, 5:49pm

Labour leader Chris Hipkins raised a few eyebrows after he offered his theory about why ram-raids don't get as much media coverage anymore.

In an earlier interview on ZB's Wellington Mornings, Chris Hipkins claimed NZME's 'Tory owners' decided not to put ram-raids on the front page anymore - in order to put the National Party in a better light.

NZ Herald political editor Thomas Coughlan says data shows ram-raids have dropped significantly over the last year.

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