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Junette Rielly, Māori warden

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Junette Rielly, Māori warden

Māori warden Junette Rielly with two young women on Auckland's Fort Street on a Friday night in 2009. She had been doing this work for 21 years. Junette and her fellow wardens patrolled the streets from 10 p.m. until 3 a.m., helping the police look after the welfare of people out for the night.

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Carl Walrond, Security and personal safety – Safety strategies, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/30955/junette-rielly-maori-warden (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Carl Walrond, published 4 April 2011, updated 1 August 2017.