Festivities have already begun for 300 Auckland whānau of prison inmates. In a first, the annual Angel Tree Christmas celebrations were hosted at Mataatua Marae in Māngere.
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Implementing tikanga Māori rehabilitation across all prisons
Minister of Corrections, Kelvin Davis is currently seeking collaborative approaches with iwi leaders to find solutions to the Māori prison population problem.
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Ngāti Whātua elder calls for more iwi participation in prisoner rehabilitation
Ngāti Whātua elder and tikanga advisor Dame Naida Glavish is calling for more iwi participation in the rehabilitation of Māori prisoners. This follows the opening of the new $300 million wing at Paremoremo prison. Glavish says a multiple-support approach is needed to rehabilitate Māori inmates.
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Youth voice important for Justice reforms- lawyer
Justice Minister Andrew Little has announced the Safe and Effective Justice Programme Advisory Group tasked with reforming the "broken justice system". Lawyer and panel member Julia Whaipooti says youth need to be at the forefront of these discussions to ensure outcomes for Māori.
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Rally at parliament against Waikeria prison expansion
Campaigners say alternative measures need to be taken instead of spending $750mil on the construction.
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Mixed iwi reaction to new 600 bed prison
There's mixed reaction by iwi to the government's plan to build a new 600 bed facility at Waikeria Prison in Waikato, to relieve pressure on the growing prison population.
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NewsWaikeria gets new 500-bed prison, mental health facility
A new 500-bed prison and the country’s first 100-bed mental health facility will be built at the Waikato prison of Waikeria by 2022. This will replace the 100-year-old high-security “top jail”, which will be closed down.
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Sensible Sentencing Trust opposes repeal of 'Three Strikes' law
The Sensible Sentencing Trust says the 'Three Strikes' law is the only law to have reduced serious offending. This follows Minister of Justice Andrew Little's recent announcement of a proposal that will be put forward to Cabinet to repeal the legislation.
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Restoring bikes equips prisoners with trade skills
Restoring bikes for children in state care is giving 30 Paremoremo prisoners an opportunity to learn new skills and a better chance to enter a trade on their release. The refurbished bikes will be donated to Oranga Tamariki to encourage kids to exercise outdoors.
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Bees take sting out of serving time for Auckland female prisoners
Creating better outcomes for women in prison is what the Howard League volunteers have aimed for. Their latest project for inmates is doing time to learn about beekeeping.
