The social integration of Māori prisoners
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https://doi.org/10.11157/anzswj-vol26iss1id53Keywords:
prisoner reintegration, m?ori prisoners, tikanga m?ori, prisoner rehabilitation, desistance theory,Abstract
Kei ngā rangatira, e ngā mana, e ngā reo, e ngā maramara kohinga o te ao, tēnei ka mihi! Tēnā Koutou, tēnā tātou katoa!
The preparation of this paper, was stimulated by memory of an incident that happened within our hapū in the 1950s. The Secretary/Treasurer of a local marae (let’s call him Anzac) was discovered to have defaulted with the entire building fund, a not inconsiderable sum. He had been having dreams about which horses were going to win the following Saturday, and persuaded himself that this was an easy way to increase the fund. After about six months, he realised that they were not horses, but nightmares. The horses were still running, but the building fund was no more. In repentance, he handed himself over to the Police, and served three months in Mt Crawford Prison.
It was what happened next that was interesting. On his return home, the local marae committee held a pōwhiri (a welcome home) ceremony, celebrated with a hākari (feast), and immediately reinstated him as Secretary/Treasurer of the Committee. The local pākehā were astounded, and in some cases, outraged. We were referred to as ‘those stupid Māori’. In response to the generosity and grace of his whānau and hapu, the ex-offender gave up his job, worked his guts out fundraising and had the building fund restored to its original level within a year.
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