Marama T-Pole | Presenter
A pilot programme with 10 of the country’s most serious offenders aged between 14 and 17 starts at the end of july.
Part of the government’s much touted youth offending strategy, it comes at a cost of around five million dollars, money many critics say could be better spent.
Here to give his views on the programme and the wider issue of youth offending is youth mentor and advocate Hadleigh Pouesi.
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