International Women’s Day today also marks almost six months since the inspiring Evarna Koia, of Ngāti Maniapoto, won her title as Miss Rotorua. Koia is a former methamphetamine addict and has been imprisoned for theft as a teen, but has since turned her life around after attending Sunday church in prison.
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Mother and daughters on a mission to support rangatahi offenders
Maria, Ariana and Taasha Toetoe are using their relationship and the power of tikanga Māori to help rehabilitate rangatahi at an Auckland youth justice residence.
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'Their dreams are no different from yours or mine'
Former inmates are being set up to end up back in prison if they do not have comprehensive wrap-around support when they get out, a reintegration specialist says.
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Urgent need for tikanga Māori prisoner release support
Reintegration services are key to keeping Māori out of jail, according to a spread of people Te Ao with Moana spoke with recently.
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'Hōkai Rangi wont reduce Māori numbers in prisons'- former inmate
A former inmate see's The Hōkai Rangi Māori strategy as a form of rebranding stale and failed policies and wont do anything to reduce the number of Māori in prisons.
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Inmates pay tribute to Māori Battalion veteran
A group of men from the Northland Regional Corrections Facility have performed a biographical play about Harding Waipuke Leaf (Hokianga), captain of the 28th Māori Battalion.
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Man finds healing through toi Māori
An art exhibition presenting work by people who have been part of the justice system is taking place in Mt Eden. The event aims to convey a message of “renewal” in the spirit of matariki.
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NewsInmates' special request: to celebrate Matariki
Matariki celebrations are being embraced by more and more people every year in Aotearoa. This year, the inmates at Kohuora Auckland South Corrections Facility also wanted to get amongst it.
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The right to vote from behind bars
An urgent inquiry into the rights of prisoners to vote is underway in Wellington. A former prisoner and now advocate recalls being in jail during the 2014 election. At the time she couldn't understand why voting privileges were taken away from New Zealand prisoners.
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'Utu' lead actor Anzac Wallace passes away
Anzac Wallace (Ngāpuhi) starred as guerrilla leader Te Wheke, in the classic Māori Western, Utu. He attracted worldwide attention despite never having acted before and went on to star in many other New Zealand films.
