Restoring Hope
This often confronting documentary observes a MÄori restorative justice model through the eyes of straight-talking Mike Hinton, manager of Restorative Justice at Manukau Urban MÄori Authority. The bringing together of victims (including wider whÄnau) and offenders may offer an alternate way forward for "a criminal justice system failing too many and costing too muchā. Restoring Hope kicked off MÄori Televisionās 2013 season of Sunday night documentaries. In a Herald On Sunday preview, Sarah Lang argued it was āenough to restore hope in local documentary-making.ā Iām in an arena where people have high emotions, they get stressed and pressured. Iām reasonably confident that I can avoid situations where Iāll be unsafe. I donāt have any death wish ā Iāve got a game of golf tomorrow. ā Mike Hinton, on the dangers of the job
