Over half of all prisoners in New Zealand are Māori - how did it come to this? In 1989, Kim Workman was the first Māori to be appointed operational head of New Zealand prisons but, today, the prison reformist believes the institutions should be abolished. Currently, Māori make up 52 per cent of the prison population but only 16 per cent of New Zealand’s total population. Frank Film Kim Workman, prison reformist, says New Zealand needs “a Maori-led, tikānga Māori process which is based on Māori thinking”. Frank Film Watch the full conversation with leading prison reformist, Sir Tā Kim Workman on the history of the New Zealand prison system, why so many Māori are incarcerated, and what can be done about it.

Source: Stuff August 23, 2020 18:56 UTC