Young people at justice facility spend 15 hours on roof

Checkpoint

13 young people at a youth justice facility in South Auckland spent over 15 hours on the roof of the building, after escaping from their units last night. It's not the first time Korowai Manaaki in Wiri has been in the spotlight - with a similar incident happening in July last year. An internal review found that staffing shortages was a factor. A report by the Young People's Commission released in June found that staff were also smuggling in contraband and roughing up children. Meanwhile, Oranga Tamariki and the children's minister say they're pleased with how staff had handled today's situation. Reporter Lucy Xia has more.