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Prisons too It's flu jab punitive? season page 5 page 11 Manukau Courier Thursday, April 20, 2017 YOUR PLACE, YOUR PAPER Tikanga brings hope Auckland Region Women’s Corrections Facility in Wiri runs a cultural Tikanga programme that has shown great success in rehabilitating inmates. The programme is part of an effort to address Maori rates of incarceration. Go to page 15 for more. Reach customers in your local area with New Zealand’s fastest growing private social network Neighbourly Create your free Neighbourly Local business listing now at neighbourly.co.nz/directory Neighbourly.co.nz is used by over 320,000 New Zealand households 2 MANUKAU COURIER, APRIL 20, 2017 stuff.co.nz YOUR PAPER, YOUR PLACE SOUTH AUCKLAND ANZAC DAY SERVICES, APRIL 25: This newspaper is subject to NZ Press Council procedures. 1. PAPATOETOE A complaint must first FROM The dawn service starts at 6am by be directed in writing, the Manukau Memorial Gardens within one month of THE monument. The civic service starts publication, to the editor’s email address. with a wreath laying at 9.45am at If not satisfied with the response, the EDITOR complaint may be referred to the Central School followed by the Press Council. PO Box 10-879, parade and service at 10.30am. The Terrace, Wellington 6143. Or use the online complaint form at Kia ora koutou, In today’s 2. MANUREWA www.presscouncil.org.nz Please issue we’ve given some extra Dawn parade starts at 5.45am at include copies of the article and all focus on the issue of prison Manurewa RSA with the service 1 correspondence with the publication. rehabilitation in light of the starting 6am at the cenotaph. Civic Waitangi Tribunal’s ruling that service parade begins at 10am with the Crown has breached its the service starting 10.30am. CONTENTS Treaty obligations by failing to 1-15 News tackle the high rate of reoffending 3. MANGERE 5 Conversations by Maori. In Willie Jackson’s Civic parade starts at 9.15am, with 7 Look Who’s Talking column on page 5, he asks the service at Mangere Bridge 9 Humans of South Auckland whether our policies around Memorial Hall starting at 10am. 10 Out and About crime and punishment are based to do list 12-13 What’s On more on fear than common sense, 4. OTAHUHU 2 3 and as a result we are seeing Dawn service starts 6.30am at higher rates of recidivism. The Otahuhu Cemetery, with the civic moving image on page 1 and the service starting at 9.30am at the story on page 15 highlight the Otahuhu War Memorial on Great work by Pare Rauwhere and South Road. Carmen Heteraka at the Auckland Region Women’s 5. EAST TAMAKI Correctional Facility in Wiri to The civic service parade starts abate reoffending through a 7.30am, with the service starting at Tikanga programme. 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The family, will be confirmed as one of New including parents, twin girls, 4, Zealand’s worst school sex and two boys under the age of offenders. Alosio Taimo, a long- two made it out of the Rapson Rd time school volunteer and mem- house without any major injuries, ber of the Samoan church com- but it was too late for the family’s munity, pleaded not guilty to all puppy, which they had got the charges during an appearance at day before. The fire service the High Court on April 12. Jus- arrived moments later and had tice Simon Moore suppressed all the bulk of the fire under control details surrounding any schools within three minutes, according or clubs Taimo had been associ- to Senior Station Officer Dave ated with, but did not grant name McKeown. He said the family was suppression for the alleged sex feeling the loss of their puppy offender. and would be staying with friends Ministry of Education officials and family until they could figure are working with the affected out their next move. Fire schools to offer support to investigators and police students. detectives were called to ‘‘We have provided appropri- Alosio Taimo has pled not guilty to all charges against him. investigate the cause, which was ate support to the schools being treated as suspicious as per involved, as we do whenever our He now faces a total of 81 ting an indecent act. The 81 against 12 victims and received a normal procedure - until proven assistance is sought in such charges, including 32 charges charges involve nine complain- sentence of preventive detention otherwise. cases,’’ said Katrina Casey, the involving children under the age ants, the youngest of whom are with a minimum term of impris- ministry’s deputy secretary of sec- of 12. They include sexual con- now aged 13. onment of seven years. FUN WITH FURRY FRIENDS tor enablement and support. nection, attempted sexual con- If convicted on all 81 charges Taimo is being represented by Bouncing bunnies and Authorities first became aware nection, indecent assault, and Taimo would eclipse the 74 Auckland barrister Panama mischievous mice. Educational of his alleged offending in 2016. He inducing a child to commit an charges admitted by Northland Le’au’anae, who said Taimo sessions are helping children initially faced 66 charges, but indecent act. paedophile and former deputy intends to maintain his pleas of learn about their small furry early court appearances were There are a further 49 charges principal James Parker. In not guilty and go to trial. friends. Animates stores delayed by several months so involving boys aged 12-16, includ- August 2012, Parker pleaded The trial has been set down for nationwide are hosting free April prosecutors could file additional ing indecent assault, unlawful guilty to 49 charges of indecent five weeks, and will begin on holiday programmes for kids. The charges. sexual connection, and commit- assault and sexual connection February 12, 2018. sessions are a great way to introduce children to the skills they need to be a nurturing pet owner. They’ll also learn about what makes each animal special, Packs help Auckland’s homeless what to feed them and how to care for them. Animates South Auckland area manager Corey NIGEL MOFFIET hardship after visiting the park Potter says everything from with her partner Harley.