When asked about why there had been an increase in the number of women held in remand for non-violent offences the Ministry said these were Judiciary decisions. "This is increasing due to later guilty pleas in the criminal court process a lack of sufficient resources to deal with the additional court hearings and an increase of category three cases, which are more serious and require more court events." Ministry of Justice chief operating officer Carl Crafar said the number of people being remanded was determined by judicial decisions, while the time on remand is primarily driven by how long their case takes to be resolved in court which is effected by a range of things. She said her case officer gave her a medical form to fill out, but nurses later told her she couldn't see a counsellor because there was already a long waiting list and she hadn't been sentenced yet.Ĭorrections said counselling services were available to prisoners on remand on a case-by-case basis and depended on the individual's situation and needs.
In remand I even asked for counselling, and they told me that it was impossible because I could be getting out and I haven't been sentenced yet." Not only are more women being held in remand, but the amount of time they are spending has also increased. Intergenerational effects were also a concern for Tahana, who said the increasing remand numbers for Māori women threatens their role as the te whare tangata. We're already in pain, you put us in prison and the roots of that pain goes deeper." This whakatauk is used to encourage each other with the thought, that if a small bird can expend its energy to obtain food and achieve its goal then surely we can also with a lot of effort achieve our goals. Human translations with examples: e koe, wawe ana, e oku tau, kata matou, blessed be, no tnei kura. "Māori women have integral roles that they need to play to ensure that the whakapapa is pure and the mokopuna can stand strong. Contextual translation of 'together we are stronger' into Maori. Your wairua, it actually impacts on your wairua, you do have dark thoughts."įear over what was happening to children and wider whanau made time spent remanded in custody even more difficult for Walsh, who said the consequences were felt across generational divides. Maori society in Aotearoa, the Maori name for New Zealand, is organized on the basis of tribes and extended families (whanau).Where whanau continue to be strong, they exhibit shared parenting and strong relationships between grandchildren and grandparents. There were tributes made to the legendary bravery and sacrifice in battle of those who gave such distinguished service at El Alamein, Takrouna and Cassino. But when you're on remand, you don't know how long you'll be there. The spirit of the Maori Battalion was given life through the korero of the veterans.
"Remand is actually a bigger punishment than imprisonment, you know, once you get a term of imprisonment you know what you've got, you know there's an end date.
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