The killer debating team from Paremoremo Prison

About this episode

Sir Don McKinnon shares his experience with a debating team of offenders from Paremoremo Prison.

Sir Don McKinnon has travelled the world, rubbed shoulders with diplomats - and was nearly kidnapped at Paremoremo prison Nearly fifty years ago, six of the country's worst offenders were released from prison for the night for a debate in central Auckland Find The Detail on Newsroom or RNZ Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

People in this episode

Guest: Sir Don Mckinnon

Topics covered

• debate
• prison
• offenders
• Auckland
• diplomacy

Keywords

• Paremoremo Prison
• kidnapping
• New Zealand

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