1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,000 Speaker 1: The Retail Crime Group. This is the group the government 2 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:04,640 Speaker 1: set up to fight retail crime. When it's been disbanded 3 00:00:04,720 --> 00:00:07,920 Speaker 1: early May. It was meant to end September. Goldsmith's'ys is 4 00:00:07,960 --> 00:00:11,240 Speaker 1: because all the resignations that we've had you've heard about those. 5 00:00:11,280 --> 00:00:14,440 Speaker 1: Only two of the five members are remaining. Carolyn Young quit. 6 00:00:14,520 --> 00:00:16,040 Speaker 1: We spoke to her at the time when she did 7 00:00:16,079 --> 00:00:20,639 Speaker 1: retail and zed Carolen good morning, Hey, Jonas good thank you, 8 00:00:20,720 --> 00:00:24,040 Speaker 1: Sonny Kashell's reckons they were so productive that they could 9 00:00:24,040 --> 00:00:25,560 Speaker 1: wrap early. What do you reckon? 10 00:00:26,560 --> 00:00:29,040 Speaker 2: Look, I think retail crime is a very complex issue 11 00:00:29,040 --> 00:00:31,360 Speaker 2: and you've never solved it. There's always a lot more 12 00:00:31,400 --> 00:00:33,400 Speaker 2: to do and a lot of different things that you 13 00:00:33,440 --> 00:00:36,879 Speaker 2: can look at around how you can help support retail 14 00:00:36,960 --> 00:00:39,839 Speaker 2: and create better environments in our community to shop in. 15 00:00:40,040 --> 00:00:43,160 Speaker 2: So I don't think we've solved retail crime. I think 16 00:00:43,200 --> 00:00:47,360 Speaker 2: there's a couple of things that might help it. It's 17 00:00:47,400 --> 00:00:48,080 Speaker 2: never solved, you. 18 00:00:48,159 --> 00:00:50,920 Speaker 1: Know, Okay, But has the rate come down? You know, 19 00:00:51,159 --> 00:00:54,000 Speaker 1: is there any tangible evidence that anything's improved, Because there's 20 00:00:54,040 --> 00:00:56,600 Speaker 1: a bill of that's progressing through the House, there's more 21 00:00:56,680 --> 00:00:59,240 Speaker 1: changes apparently coming, but is the rate actually come down? 22 00:01:00,320 --> 00:01:02,680 Speaker 2: Not at the moment. No, we haven't seen those changes, 23 00:01:03,560 --> 00:01:06,000 Speaker 2: all right. 24 00:01:05,000 --> 00:01:06,319 Speaker 1: So what do you make of what he's saying? 25 00:01:06,360 --> 00:01:10,840 Speaker 2: Then just bluster? Well, it's an election year, isn't it. 26 00:01:10,880 --> 00:01:13,360 Speaker 2: And he is a candidate or has been a candidate 27 00:01:13,360 --> 00:01:15,360 Speaker 2: for Labor and has been a candidate for National. I'm 28 00:01:15,360 --> 00:01:19,839 Speaker 2: sure he'll be standing for a party again this year 29 00:01:19,840 --> 00:01:22,920 Speaker 2: and we were wanting to secure votes. So you have 30 00:01:23,000 --> 00:01:27,240 Speaker 2: to really pick between what's the one of the headline 31 00:01:27,240 --> 00:01:28,960 Speaker 2: news and what's the actual news. So I think for 32 00:01:29,080 --> 00:01:32,120 Speaker 2: the understanding, what are the impacts of anything that's been 33 00:01:32,120 --> 00:01:33,800 Speaker 2: put in place and hasn't made a difference. 34 00:01:33,959 --> 00:01:35,319 Speaker 1: Which party do you reckon? 35 00:01:35,440 --> 00:01:39,800 Speaker 2: Carolyn? Well, you know, I'm not sure of and you'd 36 00:01:39,800 --> 00:01:42,679 Speaker 2: have to ask Sonny, but obviously Breon would think it 37 00:01:42,680 --> 00:01:44,959 Speaker 2: would be National, but it could be one of the 38 00:01:45,200 --> 00:01:46,479 Speaker 2: other parties as well, have. 39 00:01:46,480 --> 00:01:48,880 Speaker 1: Been New Zealand First Calm will leave it there. Krolyn 40 00:01:48,960 --> 00:01:52,240 Speaker 1: Young Retail Ends and CEO, former member of the Retail 41 00:01:52,240 --> 00:01:54,960 Speaker 1: Crime Advisory Group, which will all be over and made. 42 00:01:55,280 --> 00:01:58,240 Speaker 2: For more from early edition with Ryan Bridge. Listen live 43 00:01:58,400 --> 00:02:01,720 Speaker 2: to news Talks it be from five weekdays, or follow 44 00:02:01,760 --> 00:02:03,360 Speaker 2: the podcast on iHeartRadio.