in Christchurch, Gisborne, Whanganui
Crown Solicitor firms in Christchurch, Gisborne and Whanganui have no Māori Crown prosecutors at all - and few of the firms outside Auckland have more than one.
Crown prosecutions, usually reserved for the most serious crimes, are contracted out to 16 private law firms, who receive more than $40 million a year of public money for the work.
Each has a monopoly for Crown prosecutions in the area covered by their Crown Warrant.
Under the contracts with government agency Crown Law, they are supposed to hire staff reflecting the diversity of their regions and also demonstrate their commitment to the Treaty of Waitangi.
Link to article: Not a single Māori Crown prosecutor in Christchurch, Gisborne, Whanganui | RNZ News
