Emilie Rākete

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Emilie Rākete (Ngāpuhi, Te Rarawa) is a prisoner advocate from Tāmaki Makaurau and a grad student at the University of Auckland studying the political economy of prisons in Aotearoa. She is one of the founders of People Against Prisons Aotearoa.

IMAGES FROM THE OMBUDSMAN’S FINAL REPORT ON AN UNANNOUNCED INSPECTION OF WAIKERIA PRISON, AUGUST 2020

Opinion

The Ngawha scandal proves Corrections cannot be trusted to change its own culture

On Monday the government announced its new five-year strategy to reduce the Māori prison population. Emilie Rākete looks at another 'kaupapa Māori' prison initiative that degrades prisoners and asks if Corrections are capable of seeing it through.

By Emilie Rākete | 24th August, 2019

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Runescape and communism: How did the two meet? Emilie Rākete has the lowdown.

Free armour trimming: The Communist revolution inside Runescape

Before Fortnite, there was Runescape. And well before Runescape, there was an eternal class struggle. Emilie Rākete writes about the moment the two collided in the most unexpected way.

By Emilie Rākete | 29th March, 2019

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Unsafe and unjustified: Cops carrying guns endangers us all

Frontline police in Christchurch have been told to carry guns until further notice following two incidents in the city during which police were shot at. But more guns are not the answer, argues Emilie Rākete.

By Emilie Rākete | 2nd March, 2019

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Police uniforms were a deal breaker at Pride. So why weren’t they at Waitangi?

Just days before today's Pride march, from which police withdrew after insisting on wearing uniform, officers were seemingly happy to be deployed in casual clothes at Waitangi Treaty Grounds.

By Emilie Rākete | 9th February, 2019

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Protesters clash with police at the Auckland Pride Party on February 20, 2016 in Auckland.
(Photo by Cam McLaren/Getty Images)

The Pride Parade issue is about racism too

Emilie Rākete on the issue that many of the Pride sponsors and participants have overlooked – it's not just about a history of transphobia and homophobia, it's about racism too.

By Emilie Rākete | 26th November, 2018

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The Spinoff

Emilie Rākete

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The whakapapa of police violence

Armed police patrols are a dangerous response to a non-existent problem

The Ngawha scandal proves Corrections cannot be trusted to change its own culture

Free armour trimming: The Communist revolution inside Runescape

Unsafe and unjustified: Cops carrying guns endangers us all

Police uniforms were a deal breaker at Pride. So why weren’t they at Waitangi?

The Pride Parade issue is about racism too

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