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Media Items and Members Newsletters
Article Nelson Newspaper Oct 11.
Wanganui RJ Matters Oct 2011
Taranaki Daily News 31.8.2011 "Pile up Victim has no grudge"
Link to a media release relating to the Justice Minister’s recent announcement of an additional $2 million funding for restorative justice. The announcement followed MoJ research that found a 20% decrease in levels of re-offending amongst offenders who took part in restorative justice conferences and upcoming research showing high levels of satisfaction amongst victims who participated in the restorative justice process.”
The release was jointly coordinated by RJA and Out of Court whose website you can also visit to view the article http://www.outofcourt.co.nz/newsletter-articles/article-time-to-get-personal/
Dominion Post 4 May 2011 Interview with Julia Hennessy about the work of Presbyterian Support Central
Taranaki Daily News 30.3.11 Media Article Restorative Justice in the spotlight Preview of Justice Department research into outcomes of rj conferences
Cycling Tragedy - Kristy King Case. Link to web site of an RJA Member group 'Out of Court' , who facilitated two rj conferences in this case
Bay of Plenty Times 16.3.2011 Article re Kristy King and rj. [You may need to save to rotate to view]
Waikato Times Sat 20 Feb 2011. 'Victim offers teen offender a job'. RJ Conference facilitated by Cath O'Connor and Nirmala Narasimhan from Waikato RJ Trust. [Note article is in Power Point]
Restorative Justice helps put it all right - The Tribune 2.2.2011. Article profiling the work of Athol Leask Coordinator and the Manawatu Community Justice Trust.
RJ Matters RJ Wanganui Newsletter March 2011
RJ Matters RJ Wanganui Newsletter December 2010
Amazing Grace Sunday Star Times article by a mother whose 4 year old son was killed 9.11.2010 & RAJA's Letter to Editor and others in response
Offering a Second Chance Linda Gaskin reflections on rj. Timaru Herald 18.1. 2010
Locking up criminals not the answer Manawatu Standard 2.3.2010
Large fines for Fonterra after death Taranaki Daily News 21.1.2010
Quarterly Connection RJ Wanganui July 2009
Hard time with a whistle Timaru Herald 11 May 2009
Farmer: ECan in Restorative First Timaru Herald 6 May 2009
RECAP Newsletter Rethinking Crime and Punishment
We must make crime personal to make it real Wanganui Chronicle September 2008 by Chester Burrows MP for Wanganui
Metallers at your (community) service. Wanganui Chronicle September 2008
5.12.07 Call by Ombudsman for a review of the criminal justice sector
6.12.07 $40m system to stop re-offending crime 'a failure'
http://www.churchtimes.co.uk/content.asp?id=46680 Judge F.W. McElrea commends an excellent article by Brian Draper for Church Times, an Anglican newspaper with an international readership of 50,000. Brian attended the the Winchester RJ Conference in October 2007. There is a lovely photo of Howard Zehr, and the article starts and finishes with Howard's dream. You can see the article at:
Concern law changes could hinder project. Timaru Herald 20 September 2007
Playhut for kindy as life turned around. Timaru herald 24 September 2007
Judge urges sex victims to meet their attackers. Article in Australian Paper 'The Age' 9th September 2007
Where is the Voice of Reason Christchurch Press 22 September 2007
Discussion frees knife attacker. Article Christchurch Press 13th October 2007
RJ In Schools; Dominion Post 10 February 2007
Page 1 & Page 2 A Voice for Victims, Wanganui Chronicle 20 January 2007;
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