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Troubled youths face Rotorua marae justice |
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The Daily Post
Rotorua youngsters in trouble with the law may soon find themselves being dealt with on a marae.
It's a concept that is being hailed as a great idea by Rotorua lawyers and kaumatua who say it will take Maori youths away from the "Pakeha system".
Under the current system around 75 young people, mostly Maori, have had Youth Court hearings on marae in Gisborne and Auckland.
A spokesman for New Zealand's Principal Youth Court Judge Andrew Becroft confirmed that Rangatahi Court (Youth Court on the marae) was planned for Rotorua, but he said he was unsure when. There had been no negotiations with local marae, he added.
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