We needed a strategy to suppress gangs and keep more New Zealanders safe. This was one of the more telling issues of the Budget: a lack of commitment to initiatives to keep New Zealanders safe. We have seen gang numbers increase to close to 50 percent under this Government. That's staggering. The result, though, isn't always just what you see on the Budget sheet. It's the cost to people's lives. It looks like gang members taking over State Highway 2 in the Hawke's Bay. It's regular reports of shootings and violence in our community. And it's a woman telling me last week, who lives in Auckland Central, that she does not leave her home after 8 o'clock at night because she does not feel safe. That's not a country I want to live in. I want one where we are helping New Zealanders be safe, creating an environment where children are not being kept at home because parents are afraid that they might get caught in crossfire. That's not to mention the meth in our community. 