It started with a young Māori man trying to help a stranger on the street.

He ended up being pinned to the ground, handcuffed, locked in a cell, and a four-year court battle.  
Jamie Lawry ended up being found not guilty, but the case raises harder questions about racism and systemic bias in the north.

Many Māori parents up north have to have what is called “the talk” - where they have to teach their kids how to act around police in order to be safe.

Today on The Front Page, Green MP Hūhana Lyndon – who is based in Te Tai Tokerau – tells us about what “the talk” means in her whanau and in communities across the region – and why so many Māori families have no choice but to have these conversations.

But first, NZ Herald senior writer David Fisher is with us to take us through what happened to Lawry.

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