korowai manaaki

Revelations the Government didn't follow advice to shut down a South Auckland youth justice residence, Korowai Manaaki.

Former police commissioner Mike Bush's probe last year claims it was a 'near-miracle' no-one's been killed or seriously hurt.

Stuff reports it also mentions the 'under-qualified' workforce can't deal with the teens there.

A roof stand-off with youngsters in June was ended with KFC handouts.

Youth worker Aaron Hendry says their needs should be prioritised.

"The Government has a parental responsibility over the children they take into their care, and it needs to ensure that it is providing the right and adequate support to look after those young people. And time and time again, that is just not happening."

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Tonight on The Huddle, Kiwiblog contributor and Curia pollster David Farrar and former Labour Chief of Staff and Director at Mike Munro Communications Mike Munro joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day- and more!

Five youths sat on top of the Korowai Manaaki facility in South Auckland's Wiri on Saturday evening and were lured down with KFC and McDonald's. Is this a copycat scenario from last week? Should police have used force to bring the teenagers down? 

Wellington mayor Tory Whanau was drinking and dining at The Old Quarter on Friday night and reportedly asked a waiter if he knew who she was- and left without paying. Should we expect better from elected officials? 

Labour MP Ingrid Leary attended a Mongrel Mob election hui in Dunedin thinking it was an Electoral Commission meeting. She insisted the gate-crashing was accidental. Do we believe this?

The Green Party's new housing policy includes a cap on rent increases of three percent a year, and a national landlord register. Will this be bad for the market?

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A youth advocate is backing how police dealt with five teens who climbed a justice facility roof over the weekend.

They sat on top of the Korowai Manaaki facility in South Auckland's Wiri on Saturday evening.

They were lured down with takeaways.

VOYCE chief executive Tracie Shipton says they weren't being rewarded with fast food.

"If that was my child and I needed to get into a conversation with them, I'd use whatever tools I had in my toolkit. There might have been other ways to do it, but they got them, and they got them talking."

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