The status of indigenous justice traditions is a separate matter, as tikanga Māori is one of the strands of our local legal traditions. Chris McKeen/Stuff Hundreds packed Auckland Town Hall to hear Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern apologise for the dawn raids of the 1970s. Culture or faith-based practices may of course have greater meaning for offenders and victims, and can work in tandem with the formal justice process. Ross Giblin/Stuff Recognition of different justice traditions is an important goal in a liberal democracy such as ours, writes Khylee Quince. Recognition of different justice traditions is an important goal in a liberal democracy such as ours.

Source: Stuff August 06, 2021 17:01 UTC