Destiny

Serco bans Brian Tamaki’s son-in-law from South Auckland jail and cans church’s Man Up propgramme, writes Craig Hoyle.

SERCO has banned Brian Tamaki’s son-in-law from offering a Destiny Church outreach programme at its South Auckland prison.

The surprise move has upset former inmates who benefited from the programme, and prompted a case manager at Kohuora Auckland South Corrections Facility to resign in protest.

Destiny elder Caine Warren said there was no apparent justification for the ban. ‘‘I think the cause of us being told to leave is Destiny Church, no two ways about it,’’ he said.

Warren is the national director of Man Up, a Destiny programme which is focussed on empowering men to be better fathers and partners. He is married to Jamie Warren, daughter of Destiny leaders Brian and Hannah Tamaki.

Former inmate Billy Baggs was released from prison in November and said working with Man Up while behind bars helped