Rehashing old laws around boy racers is not going to make our communities safer, or distract New Zealanders from the appalling decision to cut women’s pay.

“This Government is better at crushing the rights of working women than crushing cars,” Labour police spokesperson Ginny Andersen said.

“Putting out a press release talking about boy racers on Mother’s Day isn’t fooling anyone. New Zealanders value their mums and think they should be paid fairly. The debacle over women’s pay this week isn’t going away.

“So instead of addressing pay equity, they’ve announced tweaks to laws around boy racers, including making it easier to crush cars which didn’t work last time they were in Government. Slightly increasing fines also hasn’t historically changed behaviour in the long-term.

“This Government is yet again putting more work on frontline police without more resources. They’re failing to meet their 500 police promise and are more focused on confiscating gang patches than tackling meth.

“Reheating old policies won’t make our communities safer. They’re failing to address the nub of what is causing crime, while attempting the ultimate distraction.

“Get proper policies and pay women what they’re worth,” Ginny Andersen said.