New Zealand’s rising crime rates have begun to catch international attention. 

The US Overseas Security Advisory Council has released a report warning Americans who plan to travel to New Zealand about things like ram raids. 

Haka Tourism Group General Manager Eve Lawrence told Mike Hosking that while New Zealand still scores highly across a variety of safety indexes, the rise in vehicle thefts, ram raids, and gun related crimes paints a bad image.  

She said that if it isn’t tackled, it will affect the tourism industry and the economy.  

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