Dr Rawiri Taonui.
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Dr Rawiri Taonui is an independent writer and researcher on human rights, diversity, and anti-racism who has worked extensively within indigenous rights research.
He says the conversation around gangs needs to be looked at with further understanding. The key thing to remember is that, historically, there are two crimes here Gangs have been responsible for murders, rapes, high levels of domestic abuse, sometimes sexual abuse, drug dealing, but we have to remember that the Māori gangs came into existence during the 1960 s as a result of the theft of Māori land, the suppression of Māori culture, particularly te reo Māori and the urbanisation of impoverished Māori families, Taonui said.
National MP Simeon Brown ties death threats to Marama Davidson s visit to Mongrel Mob
4 May, 2021 04:16 AM
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Waikato Mongrel Mob Kingdom public relations advisor Louise Hutchinson s heated exchanges with MPs over a prospective firearms control law. Video / Parliament TV
Waikato Mongrel Mob Kingdom public relations advisor Louise Hutchinson s heated exchanges with MPs over a prospective firearms control law. Video / Parliament TV
Derek Cheng is a political reporter for the New Zealand Heraldderek.cheng@nzme.co.nz
National MP Simeon Brown has received death threats that he says is a result of his criticism of Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson s visit to the Hamilton Mongrel Mob.
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Many in the community say they are struggling with the ongoing trauma of what happened that day. Some were not able to access ACC as they were not physically injured.
The Human Rights Commission has released its response to the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the attack on 15 March, when 51 people were killed.
It states affected whānau, survivors and witnesses suffered an extreme violation of their human rights, specifically that the state failed to protect the basic right to life.
Human Rights Commissioner Paul Hunt said many aspects of the government s response to date were consistent with a human rights approach, including setting up the Royal Commission of Inquiry and the Prime Minister s apology, but the commitment did not stop there.
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Chief Human Rights Commissioner Professor Paul Hunt says the Government can be commended for initiating changes to gun laws, hate speech, its apology, and creating the Royal Commission of Inquiry, but more work is needed. The Human Rights Commission (HRC) is calling for the establishment of a national programme for reparation and assistance to victims. Raf Manji, who has worked with the community for two years to distribute public donations, sent a report to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern in November urging she consider government payouts to victims. His report was all but ignored, but at the time Ardern’s spokeswoman said the country was “unique” in offering support under ACC.
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