On Thursday the third reading of the Oranga Tamariki Legislation Bill was completed. Once passed into law (after Royal Assent from the Governor-General) this law will expand the youth justice jurisdiction to include 17-year-olds. This will likely assist in reducing the number of Māori (and other) youth appearing in adult
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