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June 14, 2024 | News
Hokai Rangi affirmed for Corrections
Corrections' new deputy chief executive Māori, Herewini Te Koha, says the deparment is committed to the Hokai Rangi policy.
March 14, 2026
June 13, 2024 | Paakiwaha
Herewini Te Koha | Deputy Chief Executive Māori
Hōkai Rangi expresses our commitment to delivering great outcomes with and for Māori in our care and their whānau, so that we can begin to address the significant over-representation of Māori in the corrections system.
June 12, 2024 | News
Botched Māori strategy fueled prison riot
The head of a staff union says the failure by Corrections to implement the Hōkai Rangi policy for Māori behind bars was a factor in the new year's riot at Waikeria Prison four years ago.
July 3, 2023 | News
Corrections pays lip service to Māori says Ombudsman
The Chief Ombudsman, Peter Boshier, says Corrections is paying lip service to Māori culture, and it needs to shake up its ideas and ways of doing things.
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