Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jan 20, 2021 4:23:39 GMT 12
VISION OF A NEW DISTRICT COURT WHERE EVERYONE'S WORDS ARE HEARD
But wide-reaching changes to how courts operate, recently announced by Chief District Court judge Heemi Taumaunu, are set to change that.
The new vision of a court – called Te Ao Mārama (the world of light) – looks very different to now.
A judge might begin with a karakia and might not sit on a bench, although those decisions will be up to an individual judge.
Taumaunu says calls for change were not new or modern. There had been a sense of hurt deeply felt among Māori, especially over their representation as offenders and victims and imprisonment rates.......
www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/123723401/vision-of-a-new-district-court-where-everyones-words-are-heard
But wide-reaching changes to how courts operate, recently announced by Chief District Court judge Heemi Taumaunu, are set to change that.
The new vision of a court – called Te Ao Mārama (the world of light) – looks very different to now.
A judge might begin with a karakia and might not sit on a bench, although those decisions will be up to an individual judge.
Taumaunu says calls for change were not new or modern. There had been a sense of hurt deeply felt among Māori, especially over their representation as offenders and victims and imprisonment rates.......
www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/123723401/vision-of-a-new-district-court-where-everyones-words-are-heard