{"id":16865,"date":"2026-03-06T05:04:30","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T16:04:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thebuzz.apnanetwork.co.nz\/?p=16865"},"modified":"2026-03-06T05:04:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T16:04:30","slug":"officials-warns-that-retail-crime-advisory-group-lacks-relevant-expertise-after-resignations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thebuzz.apnanetwork.co.nz\/?p=16865","title":{"rendered":"Officials warns that retail crime advisory group lacks relevant expertise after resignations"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>Officials caution that after resignations retail crime advisory group doesn&#8217;t have security or facial recognition expertise<\/li>\n<li>Group chairman says it will deliver robust reports on these issues to minister<\/li>\n<li>Ministry of Justice says its advice still stands.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith has ignored advice from officials warning the remaining members of the ministerial advisory group charged with tackling retail crime don&#8217;t have relevant expertise in matters it will issue advice about.<\/p>\n<div class=\"block-item\">\n<div class=\"c-play-controller u-blocklink\" data-uuid=\"58baa21d-2aca-426c-9dc1-2823e8fb4ab1\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"h-screen max-h-[calc(10rem*var(--base-multiplier))] min-h-[calc(6rem*var(--base-multiplier))]\">\n<article class=\"@container\/queue-media relative w-full h-full bg-surface-muted\">\n<div class=\"flex h-full\">\n<div class=\"@[16.25em]\/queue-media:block bg-theme-primary relative hidden aspect-square h-full flex-none overflow-hidden\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"absolute h-full w-full object-cover\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rnztools.nz\/rnz\/image\/upload\/s--G_iieSFu--\/c_fill,f_auto,g_auto,h_100,q_auto,w_100\/v1671591260\/4LGF99X_checkpoint_internal_cover_png?_a=BACCd2AD\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" aria-hidden=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"@container\/queue-media-content h-full w-full\">\n<div class=\"flex 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class=\"sr-only\" aria-live=\"polite\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ml-auto flex h-full items-center gap-4\">\n<div class=\"relative -top-4 right-2 h-24 w-24\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Three of the five members of the Ministerial Advisory Group for Victims of Retail Crime resigned late last year and early this year, leaving just chairman Sunny Kaushal and Hamilton liquor retailer Ash Parmar.<\/p>\n<p>Goldsmith confirmed last month that the group, which has faced criticism for its spending, will wind up in May,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rnz.co.nz\/news\/top\/586438\/retail-crime-advisory-group-disbands-four-months-early\">four months earlier than planned.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Before then the remaining members are expected to in April deliver advice to Goldsmith about the security industry, and facial recognition technology and information sharing.<\/p>\n<p>Kaushal, who owns Auckland&#8217;s Shakespeare Hotel and is an advocate for retail shop owners, says he&#8217;s confident he and Parmar can deliver robust work.<\/p>\n<div class=\"photo-captioned photo-captioned-full photo-cntr eight_col \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rnztools.nz\/rnz\/image\/upload\/s--ib9kNOcx--\/ar_16:10,c_fill,f_auto,g_auto,q_auto,w_1050\/v1687318575\/4L72BI1_Dairy_owners_8_jpg?_a=BACCd2AD\" alt=\"Sunny Kaushal\" width=\"1050\" height=\"700\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"photo-captioned__information\"><span class=\"caption\">The Ministerial Advisory Group for Victims of Retail Crime is headed by Sunny Kaushal.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"credit\">Photo:\u00a0RNZ \/ Samuel Rillstone<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>But, a 26 January briefing from Ministry of Justice officials to Goldsmith and Associate Justice Minister Nicole McKee, obtained by RNZ, has raised concerns.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Officials caution that after resignations retail crime 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