#BHN Govt falls short on crime targets | More people will die on NZ roads | Fast tracking Maths

The Government is unlikely to meet its target of reducing violent crime, according to its latest update. On Sunday, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon was heralding decreased crime rates in Auckland City. But as he gave a quarterly update on his public service goals on Monday, Luxon revealed violent crime rates had increased steadily since the coalition came to power. Of the nine goals which Luxon set as Government priorities earlier this year, officials said only two of them - related to emergency housing and greenhouse gas emissions - were likely be achieved. A group of local and international road safety experts, academics and health professionals have penned an open letter to the Government over its proposed moves to reverse speed limit reductions, saying it will result in lost lives if it proceeds. Education minister Erica Stanford has defended the Government's decision to fast-track its new maths curriculum by almost a year. Teaching unions are concerned that educators won't have enough time to learn the new curriculum, which will start at the same time as structured literacy. Stanford insisted the Government was not rushing the roll-out, instead saying it had been in the works for years. ================================== Come support the work we're doing by becoming a Patron of ⁠⁠#BHN⁠⁠ www.patreon.com/BigHairyNews⁠ Merch available at www.BHNShop.nz Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com/BigHairyNews Follow us on Twitter. @patbrittenden @Chewie_NZ