Hate-motivated abuse increases
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Police say hate-motivated abuse increased by 12 percent over the past year.
Although the problem is on the rise, hate crime and hate speech are still not standalone offences in Aotearoa.
And National's coalition agreement with New Zealand First rules out introducing hate speech laws.
Reporter Lucy Xia has more.