Shane Te Pou: Māori-led prison reform signals welcome shift in Crown's thinking
26 Apr, 2021 05:00 PM
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Inmates exercise at Waikeria Prison in Te Awamutu. Photo / Michael Craig
NZ Herald
OPINION:
I remember as if it were yesterday the beginning of my fourth form year at Kawerau High School. It was packed to the rafters, mostly with Māori kids like me; cheeky, full of life.
We weren't big into career planning at the time but, if you'd asked, most of the boys would've said we wanted, or at least expected, to follow in our dads' footsteps – get a job at the mill, earn a good wage, build a family, make a life.