'If they nick your cow': ACT announces policy targeting rural crime
ACT has announced a new policy to tackle rural crime by introducing a Police text service, delivering harsher punishments, and creating a specified rural police force.
ACT leader David Seymour told Matt and Tyler that rural crime needs to be understood as a form of organised crime.
"A lot of urban people probably think it's a bit of a joke that your cows could get stolen, but if your cows are your livelihood and cattle rustling does happen, it's not the wild west but it does happen, then that's a real problem," Seymour said.
"And we're saying that there should be a specialised police unit."
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