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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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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Karen Chhour: Children's Minister on the Government launching second boot camp for young offenders

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Propopoly is a startup that aims to give everyday New Zealanders a chance to enjoy the benefits of being a property developer.

The business allows people to buy shares in a property development and get a payout when those properties are sold.

Founder Dehardt van der Merwe explained further.

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Propopoly is a startup that aims to give everyday New Zealanders a chance to enjoy the benefits of being a property developer.
The business allows people to buy shares in a property development and get a payout when those properties are sold.
Founder Dehardt van der Merwe explained further.
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Dehardt van der Merwe: Propopoly founder on what the company hopes to do for Kiwis

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The conflict in the Middle East has disrupted the plans of many travellers, who may be in for more bad luck by insurers.

Much of the region’s airspace has been shut after the US and Israeli attack on Iran and its retaliatory strikes in the region - and travel insurance companies have invoked the war clause in their policies.

Consumer NZ CEO Jon Duffy says it's important for Kiwi travellers to check their policies, as there could be a way through this. 

"Insurance policies do cover cancellations if it's due to an airspace closure...but because it's hostilities and military action - typically, cover is excluded."

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The conflict in the Middle East has disrupted the plans of many travellers, who may be in for more bad luck by insurers.
Much of the region’s airspace has been shut after the US and Israeli attack on Iran and its retaliatory strikes in the region - and travel insurance companies have invoked the war clause in their policies.
Consumer NZ CEO Jon Duffy says it's important for Kiwi travellers to check their policies, as there could be a way through this.&nbsp;
"Insurance policies do cover cancellations if it's due to an airspace closure...but because it's hostilities and military action - typically, cover is excluded."
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Jon Duffy: Consumer NZ CEO explains why travel insurance policies exclude war amid Middle East conflict

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The Government's considering raising phone call entitlements for prisoners, amid a push from a petition and the Ombudsman.

The law says prisoners are entitled to just five minutes on the phone each week.

Former head of the Wellington Howard League for Penal Reform, Christine McCarthy, petitioned Parliament to change the rules - saying current technology would make restrictions easy to enforce. 

"We have increasingly wonderful technology - so you have to remember the context that prisoners have to apply every telephone number that they're going to ring, that has to be approved. And when you have electronic systems, you can know...the way you can monitor stuff, the way you can access and record things is just way ahead."

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The Government's considering raising phone call entitlements for prisoners, amid a push from a petition and the Ombudsman.
The law says prisoners are entitled to just five minutes on the phone each week.
Former head of the Wellington Howard League for Penal Reform, Christine McCarthy, petitioned Parliament to change the rules - saying current technology would make restrictions easy to enforce.&nbsp;
"We have increasingly wonderful technology - so you have to remember the context that prisoners have to apply every telephone number that they're going to ring, that has to be approved. And when you have electronic systems, you can know...the way you can monitor stuff, the way you can access and record things is just way ahead."
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Christine McCarthy: former head of the Wellington Howard League for Penal Reform on the growing calls for phones for prisoners

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Karen Chhour: Children's Minister on the Government launching second boot camp for young offenders

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