More links and websites
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Puao-te-ata-tu (day break): the report of the Ministerial Advisory Committee on a Maori Perspective for the Department of Social Welfare
A 1988 report into Māori in the social welfare system (PDF, 551 KB).
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Youth Court
The website of the Youth Court of New Zealand, which deals with serious criminal offending by children and young people aged 12–17.
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Youth justice
The website of Oranga Tamariki provides information about the youth justice system.
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YouthLaw
The website of a community law centre for children and young people.
More suggestions and sources
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Beecroft, Andrew. ‘Are there lessons to be learned from the youth justice system?’ In Addressing the causes of offending: what is the evidence?, edited by Gabrielle Maxwell, 25–36. Wellington: Institute of Policy Studies, 2008.
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Dalley, Bronwyn. Family matters: child welfare in twentieth-century New Zealand. Auckland: Auckland University Press in association with the Historical Branch, Department of Internal Affairs, 1998.
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Maxwell, Gabrielle. ‘The youth justice system in New Zealand: restorative justice delivered through the family group conference.’ In Restorative justice and practices in New Zealand: towards a restorative society, edited by Gabrielle Maxwell and James H. Liu, 45–67. Wellington: Institute of Policy Studies, Victoria University of Wellington, 2007.
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Maxwell, Gabrielle, and others. Achieving effective outcomes in youth justice: final report. Wellington: Ministry of Social Development, 2004.
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Seymour, J. A. Dealing with young offenders in New Zealand – the system in evolution. Auckland: Legal Research Foundation, 1976