Post by Kiwi Frontline on Dec 13, 2021 4:27:14 GMT 12
NO MĀORI CROWN PROSECUTORS IN CHRISTCHURCH, GISBORNE, WANGANUI
Many of the private law firms with warrants to prosecute serious crimes for the Crown are failing to reflect the diversity of the regions they serve - despite that being a condition of their lucrative contracts with Crown Law.
While all the Crown prosecution firms RNZ spoke to were incorporating te reo Māori and tikanga in their work - some said there could be a conflict between Treaty obligations and equality before the law.......
www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2021/12/no-maori-crown-prosecutors-in-christchurch-gisborne-whanganui.html
Many of the private law firms with warrants to prosecute serious crimes for the Crown are failing to reflect the diversity of the regions they serve - despite that being a condition of their lucrative contracts with Crown Law.
While all the Crown prosecution firms RNZ spoke to were incorporating te reo Māori and tikanga in their work - some said there could be a conflict between Treaty obligations and equality before the law.......
www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2021/12/no-maori-crown-prosecutors-in-christchurch-gisborne-whanganui.html