Coming up on Te Karere... Is building a new private prison at Waikeria wasting money? The Ministry for Primary Industries will be working with community volunteers and iwi to relocate paua at Kaikoura. Hapu and community leaders of Te Tairawhiti have made a clear stand together that they do not want any form of oil exploration in their seas. 23 November 2016 Due to the live nature of Te Karere, some segments will not be subtitled. Tena koutou katoa, and welcome to Te Karere. Opponents of building more prisons say Corrections Minister Judith Collins' plans of constructing a new facility at Waikeria is a waste of time and taxpayer's money. Ms Collins announced that the new public-private-partnership facility will be run by Corrections, but maintained by a private company - similar to the Auckland prison model. The government wants to build a new prison facility at Waikeria, with a capacity of 1500, however this is what Labour's Corrections spokesperson had to say. He also says there is no reason to build more prisons. It's a waste of money and time to build more prisons in New Zealand. According to statistics from Corrections there are close to 10,000 people in prison, but nearly 5000 of those people are Maori. Mr Jackson alleges that the government has a hidden agenda. In New Zealand prisons now, the system isn't working, most of them are useless and we're not seeing prisoners being rehabilitated. This expert on imprisonment issues says we should look at the good example set by Norway. We see overseas countries such as Sweden, Finland, Holland - in those countries - where the number of people being incarcerated is being reduced. Mr Jackson says it makes sense to use restorative justice. He also says that we should look at the root cause of the wrong-doing first. Although Te Karere put in a request to interview the Corrections Minister Judith Collins, or even to provide a statement, neither were forthcoming. Eruera Rerekura, Te Karere. The Tairawhiti Integration Forum launched their resource developed to provide more whanau support in the criminal justice pipeline. Te Okiwa McLean reports. Feminist to feminist, expressing love and whanau support is the purpose of their visit. We come every two months into prison to meet with families face to face. We've brought influential women from around the country with us. The ukaipo resource pack (first of its kind) is developed to assist whanau to navigate their way through the criminal justice pipeline. There is legal help from lawyers, and in the courts, and in the prisons. And then after that there is support for when they transition back to the community. Although the resource is aimed at the Tairawhiti region, it can apply to all. The contingent are pleased with this new resource and this visit. I've head today the majority are here due to driving issues, such as driving without a license, those types of things. We will showcase the resource today. We hope they'll see its benefits. Timutimu hopes that this resource is to be cherished and put to use to guide and help those in need of whanau supoport, spiritual support, mental support, ongoing into the future. Te Okiwa McLean, Te Karere. Earlier this week, Ngati Kuri and some Kaikoura locals were at loggerheads with MPI over attempts to rescue paua left high and dry by last week's quake. MPI said the shellfish should be left alone, but locals disagreed and continued their mission. MPI arriving at Takahanga Marae today. He's presenting a plan to the paua rescue group He's presenting a plan to the paua rescue group and the Kaikoura runanga in the hope a compromise can be reached. First a designated area will be determined for the paua rescuers and the runanga to operate in. Second, the numbers of rescuers will be limited. Third, this plan will be part of a MPI scientific study. It's hoped this will be a significant breakthrough to restore paua devastated by the quake. Roihana Nuri, Te Karere. After the break, Te Tairawhiti opposes oil exploration on coast. Hapu and community leaders of Te Tairawhiti have made a clear stand together that they do not want any form We don't want any oil exploration in our waters. That's the clear message delivered by hapu and community leaders of Te Tairawhiti. The directive was conveyed to Maori MP's at a hui in Gisborne last night. It was called in anticipation of Statoil possibly prospecting in the region. But as Irena Smith reports, standing up to large oil companies is not something new to the East Coast people. The community keeping the home fires alight. Now is the time to rise up and be heard. Everyone from the East Coast needs to get out there and be heard. This meeting is about sharing information about the future exploration permits applied for by oil companies to enter the East Coast seas. These communities are not afraid to show oil companies they don't support oil drilling in their oceans. Both Te Whanau-a-Apanui and Tuwhakairiora are examples of that. While the world watches what is happening to the native people of North Dakota as they protest against an oil pipeline. It is this community leader's hope that their grandchildren and generations to come will not be left to deal with this issue and that it is put to bed now. I've come back from Standing Rock. I've seen what big business was doing over there to the indigenous people. In my opinion that if they do what they're doing over there to our sea, if there was a leakage of oil into the ocean we'd be left out of pocket and our sea would be polluted. Local politicians have heard the message loud and clear. All of us need to rise up, whether we're in Parliament, or in the community, iwi, or hapu. It's an issue that we all need to be involved in fighting. The submission period is closing soon. The leaders of this meeting say they encourage to the community to have a voice on this issue and hope that the large oil companies and their backers will hear their concerns. Irena Smith, Te Karere. An outstanding showcase of various pieces of art ranging from weaving through to carvings using wood and other natural materials was on display in Rotorua, the work by art students from Te Wananga o Aotearoa, who are in their various stages of a four year course from Level 4 to Level 7 Te Maunga Kura Toi seniors in their final year. Hinerangi Goodman was at the display gallery. In his final year, this Ngapuhi has completed his level seven Te Maunga Kura Toi Arts course at Te Wananga o Aotearoa. For many of the students whose works are here, lot's of research is an important part of their journey, such as it was for this Ngati Porou individual. This Ngati Kahunungu - Ngati Porou individual says that by knowing where you come from is the key to also knowing where you are going to. For those students whose beautiful art works are here, those who have completed their courses and others who have only begun, the journey is long but rewarding. Indeed, new knowledge and skills, as well the creation of beautiful art pieces, will be treasured forever. Hinerangi Goodman, Te Karere. American president-elect Donald Trump says the US will quit from the international trade agreement TPPA on his first day in office. Earlier this week I spoke with Maori economist Brook Grant to see how the Trump presidency affects us here in NZ. My first question however, focused on the impact the Trump presidency is having on international trading. They reacted fine. While there were protests in some places as broadcast on TV, financial markets celebrated his win. Markets celebrated his win. What do you mean by that exactly? Well the USD climbed in value, as did interest rates, because they believe his policies will support economic growth in the US. Donald Trump wants to grow the US economy, will that in turn grow the global economy, and NZ's economy? In time we'll find out, because even though he wants to grow the US economy, he wants that growth to happen internally in the US. There is a chance that trade relationships with other countries will decrease. It's a cause of concern for countries, including us. There's no doubt John Key and other world leaders would have picked the phone up and called Donald Trump to gain a feel for trade relationships with the US now. These trade deals, are they dead in the water now that Donald Trump is president-elect of the US? I'm talking about ones like the TPP. That's become a lame duck hasn't it? Yes, when John Kerry came about a week ago he said there was still life in the TPPA. However, we need to remember that he is from team Obama. Donald Trump talks about it differently. He downplays such trade agreements. Donald Trump is president-elect and he has won the US general election. The impact of that is rippling across the world. No doubt it will have an impact on Maoridom? What impact will US president-elect Donald Trump have on Maori? Some of the important issues for us include the environment and its preservation. He is not a big advocator. Secondly, it's a bit like Brexit. Immediately after there were a lot of British who emigrated here. So it's probably going to be a similar scenario again, right? There will be those worried about how everything will be once Donald Trump is sworn in. Perhaps they may decide that they will migrate to other countries, such as New Zealand. Brook Grant, thank you. After the break, And we have the weather. To the weather now. For weather, see tvnz.co.nz. He's been a standout of the Northern Tour so far. Israel Dagg of Ngati Kahungunu seems to have re-established himself in the All Blacks back three. It's a complete turnaround from last year where he missed the cut for the World Cup squad. Tamati Rimene-Sproat reports. Here's a man who is back to enjoying his football. Dagg was excluded from the All Blacks in last year's World Cup. But his persistence and patients paid off, getting the call up for the Wales test match and he has been a rock in the squad since. Izzy Dagg and his team mates will be boosted by the fact Sam Cane was found not guilty by WRU, Malakai Fekitoa on the other hand was handed a one game suspension for his high tackle against Ireland. Coach Ian Foster today was contempt with the rulings of the judiciary system. All Black coaches and selectors will name their squad for that game tomorrow. Tamati Rimene-Sproat, Te Karere. That's all we have for today. Turou Hawaiki. Captions were made possible with funding from Te Mangai Paho. Copyright TVNZ 2016.