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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Iwi-driven solutions to keep wāhine Māori out of prison
Māori women make up 62 percent of the inmates at Auckland Women's Prison and the number is rising. Many will re-offend and now there's a call for whānau, hāpu and iwi to increase initiatives to stop the tide of Māori women being locked up.
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98-year-old Pākehā stalwart for Māori honoured
98-year-old May Mackey has been awarded with the Queens Medal for helping those seeking employment in the cities, and those in trouble with the law.
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Black Ferns to visit women's prison
Black Ferns rugby players will visit the Auckland Region Women's Corrections Facility in Wiri, where they hope to inspire prisoners with their stories of overcoming hardships and setbacks to achieve their dreams and aspirations.
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New kaupapa Māori approach for high-risk youth offenders
The Children's Commissioner is looking to change the way New Zealand cares for high-risk youth offenders.
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Solutions not just talk wanted from criminal justice summit
The government's criminal justice summit is underway and will address reform in the New Zealand justice system.
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NewsExtra police officers won't make NZ safer says advocacy group
The Police Commissioner has announced 1,800 additional police officers but People Against Prisons Aotearoa says "more cops means there will be more people in prison".
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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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PAPA protest Waikēria Prison expansion
Prisoner advocacy group People against Prisons Aotearoa (PAPA) are opposing Government plans to build a new 500-bed high-security prison in Waikēria. Today protesters rallied outside of Parliament.
