Post by Kiwi Frontline on Apr 10, 2019 17:21:36 GMT 12
MĀORI DEMAND REFORM TO JUSTICE SYSTEM
Māori justice advocates have renewed the fight for a separate justice system for Māori, saying the outcomes for them are still getting worse and they should be able to take the lead under Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
"There needs to be a whole new clean slate because all the laws and all the rules at the moment is made from Pākehā, which seems to be working for Pākehā but is not working for Māori, so we need to get back on that power and get the 50 percent power so we can have a say in who makes rules and the laws in Aotearoa.
Prisons did not exist in Māori culture before colonisation and there were resounding calls at the hui to adopt a traditional Māori approach, where people are held accountable to their whānau and iwi and supported through adversity.
Justice Minister Andrew Little agreed that the current system was not working and told Morning Report it needed to be looked at.
"The way the system is dealing with Māori who wind up in the criminal justice system clearly isn't working."......
www.radionz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/386716/maori-demand-reform-to-justice-system
Māori justice advocates have renewed the fight for a separate justice system for Māori, saying the outcomes for them are still getting worse and they should be able to take the lead under Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
"There needs to be a whole new clean slate because all the laws and all the rules at the moment is made from Pākehā, which seems to be working for Pākehā but is not working for Māori, so we need to get back on that power and get the 50 percent power so we can have a say in who makes rules and the laws in Aotearoa.
Prisons did not exist in Māori culture before colonisation and there were resounding calls at the hui to adopt a traditional Māori approach, where people are held accountable to their whānau and iwi and supported through adversity.
Justice Minister Andrew Little agreed that the current system was not working and told Morning Report it needed to be looked at.
"The way the system is dealing with Māori who wind up in the criminal justice system clearly isn't working."......
www.radionz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/386716/maori-demand-reform-to-justice-system