Kelvin Davis
Serco agreement with Mt Eden prison ends today
Serco has been involved only in a labour supply agreement at Mt Eden Prison which finishes today, leaving Corrections back in control, as Tom Furley reports. Audio
Battle for Maori seats heats up
Labour's process for rankings MPs and candidates is underway, with the final list expected to be made public sometime in May. The battle for the Maori seats is heating up, with the deal between Mana… Audio
PM says no to NZ medical cannabis industry
Prime Minister Bill English rules out New Zealand becoming a producer of medical cannabis. He says they're happy with the the revision of the rules for the use of medical cannabis: "We're not… Audio
Hone Harawira's tilt at Te Tai Tokerau 'mending bruised pride'
The Mana Movement and Maori Party have signed a new deal, which Hone Harawira hopes will get him back into parliament. We talk to the Labour MP who defeated Mr Harawira at the last election. Audio
Mana-Maori deal is a vote to National, Labour's Kelvin Davis says
A deal between Mana and Maori parties means a vote for either party is a vote for National, Labour MP Kelvin Davis says. Audio
Maori MPs support First Nations protest at Standing Rock
The Labour Party's Kelvin Davis is urging the government to support the First Nations people's protest at Standing Rock in North Dakota. But John Key says it's a domestic American matter. Audio
Inmates at Serco prison want to be transferred - Labour MP
The only Serco run prison left in NZ has been told it needs to improve, while an 'operational situation' has seen some prisoners put in lockdown, sources say. Kelvin Davis joins Checkpoint. Video, Audio
Extra police officers sent to wrong Far North town - Labour
Extra police officers are needed in crime-struck Kaitaia, but they've been sent to a different Far North town, MP for Te Tai Tokerau Kelvin Davis says. Audio
Labour MP Kelvin Davis comments on Serco revelations
Court documents reveal fight clubs were organised as often as once a week at the then-Serco run Mt Eden prison. Labour's Corrections spokesperson Kelvin Davis tells Checkpoint what he makes of the… Audio
Labour's Kelvin Davis on latest detention statistics
Labour's corrections spokesman Kelvin Davis says Labour would tell Australia they need to close the detention centres where New Zealanders are now the biggest group. Audio
Labour relishes challenge if Mana, Maori Party join forces
Te Tai Tokerau MP Kelvin Davis says he can't wait for Mana and the Maori Party to mend fences - because he says Hone Harawira won't be able to resist the temptation to wreck the whole show. Audio
More prison volunteers with gang links stood down
The Correction Department's crack down on gang members being allowed to work in prisons extends beyond the publicised case of Whanganui Black Power member Ngapuri Nui. Labour's Kelvin Davis says two… Audio
Reports of altercation before NZ detainee death
There are reports that a New Zealand man who died in an Australian detention centre overnight was viciously attacked by other detainees. Audio
Serco claims it should have been told
It's emerged the Corrections Department investigated allegations of organised fights at Mt Eden Prison both before and after private operator Serco assumed management of the facility in 2011. Audio
Kai-A-Miro: Mihingarangi Forbes
'Eating the berry' with Mihingarangi Forbes from Radio New Zealand's Te Manu Korihi team; from the proverb 'Ko te Manu kai Ana I te Miro nona te Ao' (the Bird that eats the Berry owns the World)… Audio
Govt needs to cut its losses and kick Serco to the curb - Labour
Private prison operator Serco may've been given the boot but inmates describe the current violence as worse than ever. Audio
Private prisons an abysmal failure - Labour
Serco is losing its contract to run one of only two private prisons in the country, after video showing fight clubs at Mt Eden, drug use and assaults there, and with an investigation into all that… Audio
Collins takes over prisons with a jibe at Labour
Judith Collins is back, returning to John Key's Cabinet to at Number 14 to take over both the troubled Corrections portfolio and Police. Audio
Report warns of fatal consequences for teenagers at Mt Eden
The Corrections Department has been told the conditions teenage prisoners are being kept in at Mt Eden could have fatal consequences. Audio
Kelvin Davis backs Little's support of Maori MPs
The Maori Party co-leader Te Ururoa Flavell says blunt talk on Morning Report yesterday by Andrew Little shows the Labour Party leader treats Maori with disdain. Audio