Who to believe – the Labour MP or the Labour Minister

Newshub reports:

Labour MP Helen White has shared her concerns about “an increase in gang activity” just days after Police Minister Poto Williams denied a rise in gang violence. 

White, who unsuccessfully ran for the Auckland Central electorate in 2020 against the Green Party’s winner Chlöe Swarbrick, was elected to Parliament on Labour’s list due to its massive 50 percent of the party vote. 

Writing for the NZ Herald on Friday, White shared her concerns about how Auckland Central was once “a city full of international students and tourists” but “now we are faced with an increase in gang activity in the city”. 

The Police Minister denying a rise in gang violence is about as credible as Russia claiming they are achieving their goals in Ukraine.