A silver-lining in otherwise bleak retail crime numbers. 

Data gathered by retail crime reporting software Auror shows the number of events with weapons in 2024 was 10% higher than 2023.  

It shows threatening and violent behaviour similarly increased.   

But Auror Chief Executive Phil Thomson says New Zealand's still doing better than some other countries.  

He told Mike Hosking the unfortunate part is that this is happening across every retail store, and it’s the frontline retail workers being threatened. 

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