Derek ChengSenior Writer·NZ Herald·30 Jul, 2026 12:00 AM6 mins to readThree Strikes is a controversial law that aims to put serious violent and sexual offenders behind bars for longer. Photo / 123RFThree Strikes is a controversial law that aims to put serious violent and sexual offenders behind bars for longer. Photo / 123RFNew Zealand has its first offender with three strikes to their name, a year after a new law came into effect and 16 years after the original law. There were 25 offenders with three strikes under the 2010 law, repealed in 2022, but the sentencing thresholds in the new
First offender with three strikes after new law wiped record clean of previous ones
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