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1 month ago | teaonews.co.nz | Tumamao Harawira

Green Party MP Steve Abel is calling on Corrections Minister Mark Mitchell to grant Dean Wickliffe an immediate release following accusations the 77-year-old inmate was assaulted by guards at Springhill Corrections Facility in Waikato. “He should not be in prison; it’s just a ridiculous situation,” Abel said. Wickliffe (Te Arawa) has spent a total of 41 years in and out of New Zealand’s correctional system. In June 2020, he was released on bail to an address in Maketū.

1 month ago | teaonews.co.nz | Tumamao Harawira

Content warning: This story contains graphic descriptions of injuries and allegations of assault. Reader discretion is advised. New Zealand’s longest-serving prisoner, Dean Wickliffe, is accusing Springhill Prison staff of assaulting him and is now on a hunger strike. The allegations, conveyed by his lawyer, Annette Sykes, are paired alongside claims that she had been denied access to her client.

1 month ago | teaonews.co.nz | Tumamao Harawira |Isaac Gunson

The head of Te Puni Kōkiri says the clock was already ticking on contracts with various Whānau Ora commissioning agencies, some of which may have already changed hands if the Covid-19 pandemic hadn’t pushed back a scheduled review process. The revelation calls into question serious allegations of racism and political hit jobs made by John Tamihere, who said it was part of a government attack on Māori and Māori-led solutions.

1 month ago | nzherald.co.nz | Tumamao Harawira

Tupu Tonu, the investment arm of Ngāphui, has bought into Northport. Ngāpuhi investment fund Tupu Tonu is set to acquire a stake in the company that owns Northport, the deep-water commercial port at Marsden Point near Whangārei. The fund plans to purchase a 7% share in Marsden Maritime Holdings, which owns and operates the port.

1 month ago | teaonews.co.nz | Tumamao Harawira

Ngāpuhi Investment Fund Limited, Tupu Tonu, is set to acquire a stake in the company that owns Northport, the deep-water commercial port at Marsden Point near Whangārei. The fund plans to purchase a 7% share in Marsden Maritime Holdings, which owns and operates the port.