Karen Chhor has made two recent claims, that youth crime is at an all time high, and that serious and persistent offending has increased dramatically to justify her boot camps policy. Neither ...

Labour is accusing the Government of trying to cover up the extent of re-offending being committed by participants in its 12-month, military-style academy ...

Ram raids dropped 60 percent last year, and we’re confident we’ll continue to see this decrease over time,” says Minister Goldsmith.

The Government is stonewalling requests for information about its boot camps experiment, while pushing ahead with a Bill to ...

Children's Minister Karen Chhour during her oral submission on to the Social Services and Community select committee. But Chhour says the current system is not equipped to respond effectively to ...

Oranga Tamariki is continuing to refuse requests to release detail on the level of re-offending committed by participants of ...

A former Crown prosecutor says a bill establishing military-style boot camps and a dedicated youth serious offender or YSO ...

Children's Minister Karen Chhour was approached earlier for comment, but was on leave. In a statement, her office said: "She would not comment specifically on the issue you raise below ...

Last week, the Tribunal summonsed Children's Minister Karen Chhour for an urgent hearing over the Government's plan to repeal section 7AA of the Oranga Tamariki Act. Section 7AA is a practical ...

The Government has agreed to discharge Labour’s redundant ram raid bill and instead focus on a more targeted response, Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith and Minister for Children Karen Chhour say. “Ram ...

The Government has agreed to discharge Labour's redundant ram raid bill and instead focus on a more targeted response, Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith ...