Fear go

The housing crisis is leading to a law-and-order crisis and it is time to acknowledge the link. In Wellington, where vacant premises in the CBD are increasingly being used for emergency housing, violent crime in the inner city has risen 35% in five years, according to police figures.

In Rotorua, with 2000 residents placed in up to 45 motels, the overall tally of crime might have gone down but the incidence of social