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A welcome RJ feature in BOP Times
Posted by John on 16/08/2011
The Bay of Plenty Times recently published an in-depth piece on restorative justice for their Inside Story feature. The article drew heavily on the work of Restorative Justice facilitators in the Bay of Plenty region including work undertaken by Out of Court. Click here to read the article and accompanying editorial.
It's great to see restorative justice being given some much needed publicity. Hopefully the article will help members of the Tauranga Moana community to better understand how the process can help victims and offenders going through the criminal justice system.
Time to get personal press release posted 23/06/2011
Click here to read the recent Out of Court press release/commentary in response to the Justice Minister's recent announcement on extra funding for restorative justice....
Tim wins LEADR Award! posted 17/06/2011
Congratulations to our very own Tim Clarke who has received an award from LEADR for his outstanding contribution to community/restorative justice. Tim received his award at a dinner in Auckland last night and was jointly honoured alongside Jim Boyack...
Lou's one in a hundred (and ten)! posted 05/04/2011
After receiving 110 applications for our Office Administrator position, we are delighted to announce the appointment of Louise Fielden. Lou brings a wealth of experience across a variety of PA and Office Management roles in the legal sector and will...
20/20 RJ feature goes to air posted 18/03/2011
As you'll be aware from previous entries, Out of Court recently facilitated a restorative justice conference that was filmed for TV2's 20/20 programme. After a couple of false starts, the episode was finally aired on 17/03/2011. Just in case you miss...
BOP Times Article posted 17/03/2011
Out of Court's role in the restorative justice conference to be televised on TV2's 20/20 was highlighted in a report in the Bay of Plenty Times. Read the article online....
RJ Case features on TV2's 20/20 posted 14/03/2011
The edition of 20/20 (TV2 at 9.30 pm) covering the Kristy King case and the tragic death of three cyclists will now be aired on 17 March 2011 not 24th February or 10 March as previously advised. TVNZ advise that the Christchurch earthquake cover...
Sentencing for Cycling Tragedy posted 14/02/2011
Today, at Morrinsville District Court, Kristy King was sentenced to 300 hours community service, ordered to pay $30,000 compensation ($10,000 per victim family) and disqualified from driving for one year, for Careless Driving causing the death of t...
Environment Court Judge 'impressed' by Restorative Justice posted 14/02/2011
Environment Court Judge Harland has said she is "very impressed with the results that have been achieved" through a restorative justice meeting. The restorative justice process facilitated by Out of Court took place at the request of the Judge as an...
Out of Court complete OSH Pilot posted 13/12/2010
A pilot restorative justice process run by Out of Court has been successfully concluded. Out of Court were called in to run a restorative process between a company and a long standing employee who suffered a serious injury while operating plant mach...