Opposition is mounting against the $1bil mega-prison planned for Waikeria. 1,300 letters from community organisation Action Station have been sent to Justice Minister Andrew Little and Corrections Minister Kelvin Davis to stop the build.
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Māori King keen to collaborate with the Govt
The Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was formally welcomed onto Tūrangawaewae Marae for the first time by King Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII today.
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Employment expo for Auckland's women prisoners
Auckland's Region Women's Corrections Facility (ARWCF) has held its first learning and employment expo. It's part of Corrections' Women's Strategy, which aims to reduce re-offending and create employment opportunities on release.
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Govt to consider $1bil prison expansion
The government is considering whether or not to go ahead with a proposed $1bil expansion of South Waikato's Waikeria Prison to accommodate New Zealand's growing prison population.
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We can never naturalise or normalise the prison – Dr Tracey McIntosh
A proposal by the Labour-led Government to spend $1 billion on a new prison in the Waikato region has caused outrage from 32 leading academics urging the Government to stop building more prisons.
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King Tuheitia launches new Iwi Māori Panel
The Waikato region has established an iwi Māori Panel aimed at reducing incarceration rates among Māori. The panels, which are in high demand across the country, focus on an offender's genealogy, whānau, income, and background in order to understand why they commit a crime.
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Kiwi detainees deported from Australia
Minister of Corrections Kelvin Davis says claims that Kiwi detainees in Australia are being offered cash incentives to return to New Zealand but not receiving any monies was a matter for the Australian Government.
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Kelvin Davis for change in corrections- Former Parole Board member
A former member of the New Zealand parole board says that Kelvin Davis will help bring down the stats around Māori incarceration as the deputy leader of Labour has already admitted he has interests in taking the ministerial portfolio for Corrections.
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Department of Corrections denies use of "solitary confinement" in NZ
The Department of Corrections says solitary confinement is not used in New Zealand prisons,
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Ex Māori inmate advocates for prison system change
A former Tongariro prison inmate is advocating for change in the prison system to ensure tikanga Māori for rehabilitation and re-integration of prisoners on release, is properly practised. Aperahama Anihana claims that tikanga Māori was not being upheld when he was in the prison's Māori unit.
