Siding with the powerless
“We have to fix whānau, to fix family. And if we do that, there’ll be nobody in front of our courts. For me, that is the paramount thing to focus on within the justice system.” — Michelle Kidd.
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Tag: criminal justice system
Justice Joe Williams: Kua moe Te Tāwera?
“Moana was an idealist who believed in the transformative potential of sound ideas. If the ideas were right, the practical issues would resolve themselves in time.” — Justice Sir Joe Williams.
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Injustice in Justice
“To the uninitiated, it can be jarring to learn that, in Aotearoa, the state outsources the prosecution of moderate and serious crime to 17 commercial law firms throughout the country.” — Tim McKinnel.
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Tamatha Paul: Show up and be counted
“Overall, I think working at KFC has probably been the most formative experience of my whole life so far.” — Tamatha Paul, 23, Wellington City councillor.
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Moana Jackson: Prison should never be the only answer
The recent election had its usual, predictable talk about law and order — and that talk ranged...
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