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 muchâ. Restoring Hope kicked off MÄori Televisionâs 2013 season of Sunday night documentaries. In a Herald On Sunday preview, Sarah Lang argued it was âenough to restore hope in local documentary-making.â Iâm in an arena where people have high emotions, they get stressed and pressured. Iâm reasonably confident that I can avoid situations where Iâll be unsafe. I donât have any death wish â Iâve got a game of golf tomorrow. â Mike Hinton, on the dangers of the job
