Hon PAUL GOLDSMITH (National): Thank you, Mr Chair. My pleasure to speak on this debate and inquiry, as it were, into Justice—the billions of dollars that the Government spends on our behalf in order to keep New Zealanders safe. Now, there are a number of issues we want to work with the Minister on to get a better understanding from. Of course, a lot of New Zealanders are very concerned about the rise in violent crime that we've seen across communities of New Zealand over the last few years, with a more than 20 percent increase in violent crime. And, of course, all New Zealanders are well aware of the appearance of young kids ram-raiding and running amok in our cities in the small hours of the night.