New Zealand has one of the highest prison populations per capita in the developed world but in this Local Focus video, Tukituki National candidate Lawrence Yule says he would like to go further.
He says he is not against rehabilitation or giving people a second chance "but for the serious crime - for drugs, gang warfare, serious assaults and things, we need to actually lock people up".
Labour candidate Anna Lorck says prison numbers have dropped under Labour but crime has not risen, suggesting the policy is working.
