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He was born Hamish Watson, a surfie dude from Sydney – but he could morph into whatever you needed him to be. Hamish is due to be sentenced to jail in early 2019 for swindling a handful of victims out of more than $7m. But these crimes are just the final pages in a resume too thick to staple; for decades he’s duped victims in the US, Canada, Britain, Hong Kong and Australia. How did he do it? How did he evade authorities around the world for so long and what’s he done with all those tens of ...
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The Police Minister says he has more pressing priorities than the enforcement of a law banning smoking or vaping in cars with children.
Last year, Newstalk ZB revealed Police never updated systems so officers could issue fines and had no plans to.
Police say the systems remain the same fourteen months on, and no fines have been issued.
Mark Mitchell told Ryan Bridge this is an operational issue for Police, and he's focused on other things.
He says his priority is getting on top of aggravated robberies and other violent crime.
Mitchell says Police have been very clear they prefer to educate parents rather than fine them, and he supports that approach.
He says despite this, the legislation remains, and they're still working on a system to action it.
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