"New" policy from Luxon, National

[king1]

Might be lower because of labour undoing Nationals shoot first ask questions later kinda policies.

But, what is a fact is that it is clear what you are asserting is just not true... Must be those rose tinted spectacles

Might......hmmm.  well evidence (your numbers) clearly shows that sanctions are not being applied and decreased ever since 2017.  Let stick with that rather than some "feels"

 'not being applied' and 'decreased ever since 2017'' is ever so slightly contradictory.  They are either applied or they are not.  Any value above zero suggests sanctions are being applied but your logic tells you over 5000 sanctions is evidence of them not being applied...