The National Party is describing the police's insistence they don't specifically collect crime-related data on emergency housing as a "campaign of denial".
A number of reports, dating back to July 2020, and a series of inter-agency emails, suggest otherwise.
Police reports detail crime trends in particular areas - they also reflect concerns about the impact on the wider community.
In one Auckland district chosen for analysis - Waitemata East - there's a clear spike in crime and police call outs.
RNZs first asked for any records about reported incidents and any noticeable increases in violence or crime in April - but was told Police do not "routinely" collect such data.
National's housing spokesperson Nicola Willis spoke to Susie Ferguson.
