The Ministry of Education has responded with Mana Ōrite mō te Mātauranga Māori, one more strategy to lift Māori education by bringing mātauranga Māori into the centre of learning for New Zealand students. The Teachers Council has a new online campaign to combat racism in schools. And over in health, a pattern of persistently poor engagement by the health system with Māori has led the government to establish the new Māori health authority. The patterns across these sectors are depressingly consistent. Poorly equipped workforces struggle to engage effectively with Māori as students, patients, clients and prisoners.
Press Release – JustSpeak Justice advocacy group JustSpeak is welcoming the Ombudsman’s wide ranging investigation into the Department of Corrections failure to meaningfully respond to calls for change, announced today. “Despite years of promises under the Hkai Rangi strategy …
Justice advocacy group JustSpeak is welcoming the Ombudsman’s wide ranging investigation into the Department of Corrections failure to meaningfully respond to calls for change, announced today.
“Despite years of promises under the
Hōkai Rangi strategy of transformational change, conditions inside Corrections facilities are creating more harm and failing to support people onto pathways back to their communities.
“In the past four months alone there have been multiple exposures of inhumane and unacceptable treatment and conditions for people inside prison, in particular at Waikeria Prison and Auckland Women’s. These range from insufficient food and bedding, violence and ill-treatment, to
Press Release – JustSpeak
Justice advocacy group JustSpeak is welcoming the Ombudsman’s wide ranging investigation into the Department of Corrections failure to meaningfully respond to calls for change, announced today.
“Despite years of promises under the
Hōkai Rangi strategy of transformational change, conditions inside Corrections facilities are creating more harm and failing to support people onto pathways back to their communities.
“In the past four months alone there have been multiple exposures of inhumane and unacceptable treatment and conditions for people inside prison, in particular at Waikeria Prison and Auckland Women’s. These range from insufficient food and bedding, violence and ill-treatment, to cruel and inhumane practices.
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The annual awards celebrate the very best in print, digital and broadcast journalism on all media platforms across New Zealand.
This year the awards have a total of 280 finalists across 66 awards and the judges said they were impressed by the high calibre of entries put forward.
The winners will be announced on 28 May at an event the Auckland Town Hall.
Digital
RNZ and Vanishing Point Studio are finalists in the Best innovation in digital storytelling section with Game Change: NZ s burgeoning video game industry.
Black Sheep, a podcast about the shady, controversial and sometimes downright villainous characters of New Zealand history is a finalist in the Best podcast - episodic/recurrent section.
Overhaul of NZ women s prison system highlights the risk and doubt surrounding use of force on inmates theconversation.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from theconversation.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.