Justice Minister

Andrew Little’s justice reform report is just that – another report. It’s time for action

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The second and final report of Te Uepū Hāpai i te Ora, the Safe and Effective Justice Advisory Group, contains nothing we didn’t know 30 years ago. Yet generations of politicians have ignored the same advice, writes Laura O’Connell Rapira. Between the 1950s and 1990s, New Zealand experienced seismic social, economic and political shifts. Māori … Read more

Patrick Gower: Our justice system helped kill Nicole Tuxford

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Nicole Tuxford’s death is up there with the worst failures of the justice system in New Zealand history, writes Newshub’s Patrick Gower.  Our justice system helped kill Nicole Tuxford. These are extreme and hurtful words to put next to Nicole’s name, but sadly they are true. Because torture, rape and murder are also extreme and … Read more