Sir Kim Workman is happy he'll still be called dad even though he's earned a new title. The Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa and Rangitāne descendant has been named a Knight Companion in the New Year honours for his services to prisoner welfare and the justice sector.
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Urgent Tribunal hearing on prisoner voting granted
The Waitangi Tribunal has announced an urgent hearing on Māori prisoners having the right to vote. Current legislation disqualifies sentenced prisoners from participating in general elections.
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Colonisation trauma linked to family violence- Report
A new report by the prime minister's chief science advisor says it is possible to prevent and end family violence in New Zealand. The report, titled Every 4 Minutes, acknowledges the link between the trauma of colonisation and prejudice to the high rates of family violence and incarceration among Māori.
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IPCA finds investigation deficient
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that a police investigation into inappropriate contact between a teacher and a student in Gisborne in 2014 was deficient in several respects.
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How can the criminal justice system be more effective?
The Safe and Effective Justice Programme Advisory Group is hearing from communities in Te Tairāwhiti, which panel member Julia Whaipooti says is one of the regions most affected by the criminal justice system.
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Justice system "in big trouble"
The Government has promised to slash the prison population by 30 per cent in 15 years but members of the South Auckland community say change needs to start at a family level.
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Endangered Tahitian flower connected to Māori
The tiare apetahi is a rare flower that can only be grown in the Tahitian island of Ra'īatea. Now endangered, the plant is heavily protected, and its legend has a spiritual connection to Māori.
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Fraudster a family friend to CEO of Waitangi National Trust
Waitangi National Trust CEO Greg McManus revealed to Kawekōrero that he’d known Wallace Tamamotu Te Ahuru since he was 16, considered him a family friend and felt personally betrayed by his actions to defraud the Waitangi National Trust.
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Govt to implement changes in criminal rehabilitation
The government is looking to implement changes to rehabilitation and transitions within the justice system within the next year two years.
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Kelvin Davis says change needed to fix 'broken' justice system
Māori criminal justice workers hope the government's Justice Summit will result in solutions, not just talk. The two day summit in Wellington aims to improve New Zealand's justice system.
