Kelvin Davis: Prisoner numbers, Oranga Tamariki, and whether New Zealanders are safer | Q+A 2023 

What a surprise! The prison population has been deliberately reduced and violent crime has correspondingly increased. He worries more about prisoners having beds than public safety. He isn't fit to be a Minister!

Labour answer to everything.........it was the last governments fault......no labour you are crooked in every way!!

If a judge were to put themselves in the victims situation would they be happy with the sentence they dish out.???

Hey kelvin when you blame the previous government did you know the previous government was labour ?

Incompetence is the headline for this government, you can track KD results when he was Tourism minister and now this portfolio…

Kelvin, you can’t continually claim the separation of powers when the government is the one that makes the legislation for the courts. It’s not an equal footing. Your party with its majority rule have had the opportunity to create the laws which the courts decide whether the perpetrator has met your thresholds.

Kevin did the labor party appointment you as the Maori prison population was about 60% noting them things are16 % of population the problem now VOILENT crime has increased I remember the time I was assaulted by a drunken Maori and he was never charged

Kelvin Davis.....sigh you can't have it both ways, but it seems you are trying your best to justify the current situation. Mr Davis, you have run out of time to do anything about youth facilities, you never intended to fix it, otherwise you would have.....too little too late.

CO GOVERNANCE WILL DECIDE WHO GOES TO JAIL.

"The power of the lawyer... or government minister in this case, is in the uncertainty of the law" J. Bentham.

Kelvin Davis is such an accomplished politician, he avoids giving a clear answer to any question. Nothing is his fault, pushes the blame onto others. Worries more about criminals than victims. Time for a change?

Typical of this Govt. 'NOT ME GUV!' Incompetence at its best. Roll on the election.

Excellent homework by jack soo nice❤

Kelvin.Just go and find another job for all our sake.

Has Sam Uffindell said anything about this?

Triple bunking like our Hospitals.

Levels of violence????🤣🤣🤣 That will do me.

There is a need to build new prisons (now). There are no real consequences for offenders.

Hey kelvin there are less Maori in prison due to your policies and the crime rate is increased

OMG what a train smash.

The stupidity of asking the politicians these questions??🤦🏽‍♀️ Why aren’t you asking the judges and lawyers??🤷🏽

Poor ole Special K. Quick someone throw him a life jacket he's sinking fast.

Judges also make wrong decisions . That’s doesn’t mean u must follow . We all are humans make mistakes & correct from the mistakes

Fake it till you make it Kelvin. Meantime, blame National... C'mon. Back to the union Camry for you come October

Politicians always blame someone else, Judges are governed by political rules set by Govt. Commit the crime, do the time, judges are far removed from the real world of victims. Excuses, not action unfortunately, great salaries and perks and shiny pants are our politicians.

Get tough on crime kelvin , listen to the community, when they are locked up they can’t cause more damage to society,

He’s really trying to wash his and his parties hands…

He should know the figures

Good riddance to bad rubbish, had to be one of the thickest labour mps of all time.

yeah so all the gansters are out in public and could be at risk as well as these offenders on home detention could be loose cannons!!! and living in rental properties and residing in isolated communities and hiding out where they should not be!!! far north nz resident

it's not only the recruitment and training of staff it is the monitoring and complaints process with no accountability when legislation has been breached form staff this means all staff!. There must be issue also with client time management and training available for clients. What were they all doing in one room it should be band to be in each other's rooms

But surely Judges have sentencing guidelines set by the Government, don't they?

I think you are exactly what New Zealand needs right now Jack Tame. You ask the questions that need to be asked, then stand firm when the answer is evaded. And more importantly you are one of the few in the NZ media ecosystem that will ask the tough question even if it reflects poorly on on your preferred political party. Great work

In the private sector there is requirement for productivity when money is spent, however in civil service the same standards to not apply.

Please invite jacinda for interview because she is main culprit...

Good questioning jack

Let's get cracking, Kelvin! 🎯 #TimeForChange

Good work Jack Tame. Kelvin Davis responded well in a difficult and vital situation. Ka Pai

“We are going to fix it”…….6 years later…..who is responsible again Kelvin? Say again? 6 years. Times up

if there was an issue of privatizing away responsibilities! How about have community groups caring for children removing responsibilities away from oranga tamariki?. Doing this is a big stuff up this model was moved away from years ago due to the abuse that was going on in these community groups, And when it was move away from there was the view the children who came into needing the care will be protected by the highest from of protect there is available the LAW. However the law does not get followed now as there is no accountability for someone breaching the laws.

Omg do you have to do an i q test before you become a politician apparently not lol

The judge got this wrong! Sentencing someone to home detention where there is no safe home to return to is beyond stupid. How did the judge get this so wrong?? I guess we should blame John Key……

And the answer is “ it’s totally unacceptable “ this is what we hear from all labour ministers! We were told this department could only function if run by Māori!!

He has no clue

Q&A has to interview Judges

Nz should build a large Maori prison to house them

The system is OFF. It needs to be reset. There are people who will get sent to Jail over crimes with no proof. Per say someones girl friend tells police they were abused by there partner. And there is no marks and no witness. And the Guy says no she is lying. He will still get arrested. put on bail take up court time putting presser on courts and in most case will go to jail. ( And there are people who will get home detention where there is proof of serious violent crime.) And it not a overnight fix

"Everything we have done in corrections has been aimed at targeting our maori"... I would say everything this govt has done full stop fits the same description

Not every home detention candidate goes on to gun murder . Anyone can cause harm with weapons glad our gun laws are in place . Life doesn’t happen in hindsight

Hats off to Jack for his top-tier interview skills, making this one a step above the Reti chat! Let's appreciate Kelvin Davis' measured approach here, he's aiming to reduce prison populations - good on ya, Kelvin. But it seems we're strapping electronic monitors onto the wrong folks, the unstable and violent ones. The victims also appear to be forgotten, left in limbo while the courts play catch-up. And in the waiting, people are either slipping deeper into crime or buckling under stress - no win there. Jack's spot on, the surge in violent crime and the clear mental health issues, as seen in the recent shooting, are alarming. More focus on mental health could be a game-changer. It's encouraging to see Kelvin discontent with the pace of change. But buddy, it's time to cut through the red tape and be the catalyst! And let's not forget about the pressing issue of gangs in jails, creating more crime behind bars. Kelvin, let's start de-patching, separating, and cracking down on them. And don't even get me started on Oranga Tamariki. It's high time for some spring cleaning, Kelvin, and we're not just talking about dust bunnies. 🧹 #PushForChange

The people that are responsible for crime are the people that do the crime. The government in power at the time needs to try to make fair and equitable policies instead of just looking after the rich business round table toffs that National and Act cater to.

needs to be better staff protocols and staff management. training will always need to be updated or refreshed

Davis has been a really good politician… hardly hear from or about

getting views over tiktok or social media and the need to go viral on social media seems to be just as addictive as drugs and more of a driver than the crime itself. This has been seen in most other places in the world.