Māori inmates have allegedly been punished for performing a haka in a South Auckland prison.
Tag: Prison. Showing results 101 - 110 of 208
Showing results 101 - 110 of 208
Primary tabs
Search results
-
Ngāwha inmates art works auctioned for Hospice
In the Northland region, an auction of artworks by inmates at Ngawha prison will help pay for the palliative services provided by Hospice in the mid-north. Te Kāea was at the venue in Kerikeri this afternoon to preview some of the pieces for auction.
-
Sir Ngātata sentenced to jail
Sir Ngātata Love has been sentenced to two and half years imprisonment.
-
Gang leaders responsible for prison fight clubs- Judith Collins
Labour's Kelvin Davis says privately run prisons have no place in New Zealand. It follows the release of a new report which reveals "weekly fight clubs" were taking place at Mt Eden's correctional facility.
-
Too many Māori and First Nations in jail- Canadian Justice Minister
Canada’s first indigenous Attorney General and Minister of Justice Jody Wilson-Raybould says there are too many Māori and First Nation’s people in jail – and she wants to do something about it.
-
Native Affairs – Legal Claim
A Treaty of Waitangi Claim has been lodged against the New Zealand Justice System, seeking redress for bias and institutional racism. It's been promoted by a man once charged with manslaughter who was looking at a life sentence in prison.
-
Performing Arts has positive impact on Ngāwhā Prison inmates
A Northland Region Corrections facility says performing arts is having a positive impact on the lives of inmates at Ngāwhā prison. Over the past year inmates have been recreating plays by William Shakespeare.
-
Effect of Māori in prisons similar to WWII losses
A former prison worker says the generation of Māori men lost to prisons is similar to the losses Māori experienced during WW2.
-
NewsIwi supports Correction Department's recruitment of Māori into jobs
Ngāti Pāhauwera Development Trust has come out in support of the Corrections Department's recruitment of Maori into careers within the department. The Trust is working with the Ministry of Social Development and the Department of Corrections to fill some 350 Correction Officer vacancies nationally.
-
Abuse of Aborigines nothing new
An Aboriginal leader says the abuse of young boys in Australian custody is nothing new. Kyle Slabb from the Bunkulung tribe in the Gold Coast is one of the few who isn’t shocked by the disturbing footage released on the ABC network programme, Four Corners, this week.
