Turning of the Tide approach is based on developing relationships and partnerships
with iwi and has proved successful. The Commission understands that it has now been
extended across other areas of the justice system.
91.
The Committee may wish to consider including the following questions in its
LOIPR for New Zealand:
What steps has the government taken to implement the Youth Crime
Action Plan? What impact(s) on youth crime rate is/are demonstrably
attributable to the Plan?
Will specific actions will be included in the Youth Crime Action Plan to
address the disproportionate representation of Māori in all levels of the
Criminal Justice system?
What programmes has the government implemented to extend the focus
on partnerships with iwi across all areas of the criminal justice system?
Since the Drivers of Crime initiative what additional steps has the
government taken to address the underlying root causes of offending?
How effective have these been?
What actions is the government taking to ensure that justice, social sector
and care and protection initiatives for Māori are linked up and are based
on partnerships with iwi?
G.
Asylum Seekers
92.
New Zealand has a long standing commitment to providing extensive settlement
support to UNHCR resettled refugees. However, this same level of support is not
always extended to asylum seekers and Convention refugees. This can severely impact
on this group’s ability to successfully settle in New Zealand and their long-term mental
and physical wellbeing.
93.
Public health care is available, social security benefits are available for most asylum
seekers and housing is generally available on the same terms as nationals (through both
the social and private housing markets). For most asylum seekers in the community
things
work
well.
However,
for
others
it
does
not.
94.
The way in which some of these services are administered does not take into account
the particular and inherent vulnerability of the asylum situation. In other cases the
provision is not adequate.
95.
The Committee may wish to consider including the following questions in its
LOIPR for New Zealand:
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