March 08, 2023
Marae trial new approach to family harm
Police were at Nga Whare Waatea Marae in Mangere today to launch a pilot programme addressing family harm.
Marae manager John Cameron says Tiaki Whanau is an extension of Te Pae Oranga community panels which focus on offenders and victims in an attempt to deal with crime and prevent reoffending.
“What we’re looking to do is work with the whole whanau instead of just the victims and offenders, so it’s working with whanau and working in the family harm space, so trying to work on the whole whanau instead of just those involved in the raru,” he says.
John Cameron says Nga Whare Waatea and Manukau Urban Maori Authority expect to run up to three Tiaki Whanau panels a week, on top of other restorative justice activities.