Te Kāhui o Ināia Tonu Nei Charitable Trust

Ināia Tonu Nei was born out of Māori resistance to the lack of Māori voice at the Crown’s Criminal Justice Summit in August 2018. The summit was the flagship event of the government’s Hāpaitia te Oranga Tangata – Safe and Effective Justice programme which was established to help in setting and communicating the new direction for the New Zealand criminal (in)justice system.

Due to the lack of Māori voice at the summit, Māori attendees called for an intentional space to discuss a Māori response in reforming the (in)justice system and a call was made for a national hui Māori to be held. The Minister of Justice was in support and committed to the hui taking place.