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Samira Taghavi

NZ Herald·

23 Oct, 2026 12:00 AM7 mins to read

Samira Taghavi is a criminal defence barrister working in Auckland.

National Party leader Chistopher Luxon, flanked by police spokesman Mark Mitchell (left) and justice spokesman Paul Goldsmith, holds a press conference in Penrose. Photo / Alex Burton

The violent death of a child is a dreadful tragedy. Unfortunately, Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith’s announcement last weekend that National would, if re-elected, criminalise the withholding of information in certain child murder investigations risks compounding that tragedy. The proposal would expose adults present at the time

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Source: New Zealand Herald · Samira Taghavi

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