Ethan GriffithsPolitical Reporter·Newstalk ZB·4 Aug, 2026 05:00 PM4 mins to read‌Corrections has paused a plan to roll out rongoā Māori healthcare in prisons after an intervention by Corrections Minister Mark Mitchell (inset). Photo / NZMEThe Corrections Minister has halted a $9 million plan to provide rongoā Māori healthcare in prisons, including giving prisoners traditional massages, after questions were asked about the programme.Corrections launched a procurement process for the services in all New Zealand prisons in July.

Rongoā is traditional Māori medicine, including herbal