Youth Residence Assault Exposed | Auckland News

Auckland News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 17, 2026 · 1m

A disturbing incident at Korowai Manaaki youth justice residence in March, where a discharged young person was subjected to violent “walking the line” punishment by other residents, has sparked outrage and a major investigation. CCTV confirmed the assault, which only came to light in July after a delay in reporting. Oranga Tamariki is now conducting wellbeing checks, filing a Report of Concern, and launching an employment probe into staff. While no other similar incidents were found in recent discharge footage, the slow response has raised serious concerns. The Minister for Children and…