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BRIAN TAMAKI, GANG MEMBERS LAUNCH JUSTICE PROTEST OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT
Destiny Church's Brian Tamaki descended on Parliament on Thursday to deliver a fiery castigation of New Zealand's prison and justice system.
Surrounded by gang members, Mr Tamaki accused the Government of disproportionately locking up Māori and called for an alternative indigenous justice system.
Mr Tamaki was met by several politicians, including current Justice Minister Andrew Little, former National Justice Minister Judith Collins and ACT Party leader David Seymour.
Mr Tamaki has launched a Waitangi Claim to get Destiny Church's Man Up prison programme funded.
A statement from Mr Tamaki said he had been "prejudicially affected" by the Crown and demanded "fair and equal access to government funding for social programmes" and "access to Māori in prison or other state confinement".......
www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2018/12/brian-tamaki-gang-members-launch-justice-protest-outside-parliament.html
$9M RECONCILIATION PACKAGE FOR PARIHAKA ANNOUNCED
A $9 million reconciliation package for people of Parihaka has been finalised at a ceremony in Wellington.
On Thursday Māori Development Minister Nanaia Mahuta met with about 100 members of the coastal Taranaki community and signed an agreement between the Crown and the Parihaka Papakāinga Trust.
Mahuta said the trust, in consultation with the community and Te Puni Kōkiri and Treasury, had produced a development plan for the $9m, which begins with a focus on healing and reconciliation and the development of urgent infrastructure.....
www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/109139884/9m-reconciliation-package-for-parihaka-announced
Destiny Church's Brian Tamaki descended on Parliament on Thursday to deliver a fiery castigation of New Zealand's prison and justice system.
Surrounded by gang members, Mr Tamaki accused the Government of disproportionately locking up Māori and called for an alternative indigenous justice system.
Mr Tamaki was met by several politicians, including current Justice Minister Andrew Little, former National Justice Minister Judith Collins and ACT Party leader David Seymour.
Mr Tamaki has launched a Waitangi Claim to get Destiny Church's Man Up prison programme funded.
A statement from Mr Tamaki said he had been "prejudicially affected" by the Crown and demanded "fair and equal access to government funding for social programmes" and "access to Māori in prison or other state confinement".......
www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2018/12/brian-tamaki-gang-members-launch-justice-protest-outside-parliament.html
$9M RECONCILIATION PACKAGE FOR PARIHAKA ANNOUNCED
A $9 million reconciliation package for people of Parihaka has been finalised at a ceremony in Wellington.
On Thursday Māori Development Minister Nanaia Mahuta met with about 100 members of the coastal Taranaki community and signed an agreement between the Crown and the Parihaka Papakāinga Trust.
Mahuta said the trust, in consultation with the community and Te Puni Kōkiri and Treasury, had produced a development plan for the $9m, which begins with a focus on healing and reconciliation and the development of urgent infrastructure.....
www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/109139884/9m-reconciliation-package-for-parihaka-announced