This week a significant ‘Criminal Justice Summit’ was held in Porirua by the Government to discuss ideas for reducing offending and prison incarceration rates. This is in accordance with the Government’s policy goal to reduce the prison population by 30% within the next fifteen years. Reportedly 600 people attended the
Day: August 24, 2018
On Wednesday a group of Taranaki Whānui members, called Mau Whenua, protested outside the Court of Appeal in Wellington. The group are seeking a public inquiry into deals done between their iwi, the Port Nicholson Block Settlement Trust, and a building development company (‘The Wellington Company’). This is in regard
Quentin Hix (Ngāi Tahu), Dr Carwyn Jones (Ngāti Kahungunu), Tracey McIntosh (Ngāi Tūhoe) and Julia Amua Whaipooti (Ngāti Porou) have been appointed to the Te Uepū Hāpai i te Ora Justice Advisory Group. The purpose of Te Uepū Hāpai i te Ora is: -to engage the public in a conversation about what