"The ones who think there is justice in the architecture of the state, the so-called justice system. The thing is, I've not been convicted of any crime. In 2024, there were nearly 60,000 people in Aotearoa remanded on bail in the community, awaiting trial..."

"60,000 people living with some form of restriction to their freedom despite not being found guilty of a crime. And that doesn't include the thousands remanded in custody. Last night, I was confronted at my front door by three cops, an arrest warrant, and handcuffs."

"They allege I breached bail. There is nothing sensible about knocking on the door of a four-storey house at 2.16am. I live in 10 bedroom house. I've set up a system so I the doorbell ring right beside my ear. But that morning at 2.16am, they just knocked. It's a system set up for failure."

"I acknowledge my privilege - by my reckons if I were not pakeha I would be one of the thousands on remand in custody right now. I'm not being melodramatic - the statistics support my thinking. Māori are over-represented in every remand category."

"For example, of 4321 on EM bail in 2024, 2538 were Māori; a ratio reflected back to 2015. Isolation, disconnection, and hardship are not justice-serving conditions. They sound like the conditions for building resentment, mental ill-health, and anti-social behaviour."

"What would it be like if bail conditions were instead about connection, support, and wellbeing? The former leads to more crime, less security, less positive social engagement, and worse outcomes in general."

"I bet my life that the latter would lead to less recidivism, and more connected and secure communities. If the resources put into punishing people were diverted to support - housing, education, healthcare and jobs everyone benefits."