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'Promising results': Children's Minister on second Govt boot camp for young offenders

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Tue, 3 Mar 2026, 6:01pm
Minister for Children Karen Chhour. Photo / Mark Mitchell
Minister for Children Karen Chhour. Photo / Mark Mitchell

'Promising results': Children's Minister on second Govt boot camp for young offenders

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Tue, 3 Mar 2026, 6:01pm

The Children's Minister says another boot-camp for young offenders is about to start, because of promising results from the first one.

Newstalk ZB understands the programme is starting in Palmerston North on Monday for 10 young offenders.

They'll spend more time in the residential facility than in the pilot, and this iteration's getting more input from local iwi.

Karen Chhour says the first camp saw helped drive change for those young people.

"We can't just keep having a revolving door policy and allowing them to just keep coming in and out without actually supporting them once they return to the community."

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