Editing Destiny Church (New Zealand) (section)

===ManUp and legacy===
Caine and Jamie Warren, elders of Destiny Church, founded "Man Up" in 2015. It offers a programme developed by Bishop Brian and Pastor Hannah Tamaki. The programme claims success in reducing the over-representation of Maori men in every negative statistic in New Zealand and in restoring the ''[[Mana (Oceanian mythology)|mana]]'' of men who have lost their sense of identity and purpose.{{citation needed|date=April 2019}} Anecdotal evidence tells of changed individuals.<ref>{{cite news |last1= Tipene-Allen |first1= Rukuwai |title= Man Up working with fathers to change families |url= https://www.maoritelevision.com/news/politics/man-working-fathers-change-families |accessdate= 21 March 2019 |publisher=[[Whakaata Māori]] |date= 16 August 2018 |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20190131094536/https://www.maoritelevision.com/news/politics/man-working-fathers-change-families |archivedate= 31 January 2019 | quote = Former Mongrel Mob member Toko Koopu says the Man Up programme, which strengthens men to become better fathers, husbands, and leaders in the home and community has not only changed him but given him a chance to improve other's lives.}}</ref> ManUp Director Caine Warren told TVNZ that all men are welcome.<ref>{{cite news |title= Director of Destiny Church's Man Up programme says all are welcome, as fight launches for prison access |url= https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/director-destiny-church-s-man-up-programme-says-all-welcome-fight-launches-prison-access |accessdate= 21 March 2019 |publisher=[[1News]] |date =6 December 2018 |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20190321225543/https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/director-destiny-church-s-man-up-programme-says-all-welcome-fight-launches-prison-access?variant=tb_v_1 |archivedate= 21 March 2019}}</ref> ManUp involves everyday men from all walks of life meeting in small groups once a week throughout a 15-week time-commitment.<ref>{{cite web |title= Man Up homepage |url= https://www.manup.org.nz/about-us |publisher= Man Up: Tu Tangata |accessdate= 30 April 2019 |quote= Man Up is a 15-week program that helps identify, expose and understand core root issues of why men experience dysfunctions. |archive-date= 30 April 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190430052008/https://www.manup.org.nz/about-us |url-status= live }}</ref> Alongside ManUp, Destiny Church offers similar groups and programmes developed to support, empower and encourage woman (Legacy)<ref>{{cite web |title= Legacy New Zealand |url= https://www.facebook.com/LegacySisterhoodNZ/ |publisher=Facebook |accessdate= 21 March 2019|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190321225826/https://www.facebook.com/LegacySisterhoodNZ/|archive-date= 21 March 2019}}</ref> and youth (Boys2Men, Legacy Diamonds).<ref>{{cite web |title= Boyz II Men |url= https://www.manup.org.nz/boyz-ii-men |publisher=Man Up: Tu Tangata |accessdate= 21 March 2019 |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20190131093506/https://www.manup.org.nz/boyz-ii-men |archivedate= 31 January 2019}}</ref> In February 2019 Tamaki met with [[Minister of Justice (New Zealand)|Minister of Justice]] [[Andrew Little (New Zealand politician)|Andrew Little]] to discuss giving Destiny Church's Man Up programme permission to participate in prison rehabilitation. Tamaki has also sought access to government grants for rehabilitation programs and access to prisoners. In a media interview, Little stated that he did not anticipate Man Up indoctrinating more followers into the church, just as (for example) the [[Salvation Army]] and the [[Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand|Presbyterian Church]] do not.<ref>
{{cite news
 |last1= O'Brien |first1= Tova
 |title= Exclusive: Brian Tamaki meets with Andrew Little to discuss giving Destiny Church funding, access to prisons
 |url= https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2019/02/exclusive-brian-tamaki-meets-with-andrew-little-to-discuss-giving-destiny-church-funding-access-to-prisons.html
 |accessdate= 21 March 2019 |publisher=[[Newshub]] |date= 6 February 2019
 |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20190206122643/https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2019/02/exclusive-brian-tamaki-meets-with-andrew-little-to-discuss-giving-destiny-church-funding-access-to-prisons.html
 |archivedate= 6 February 2019
 |quote = When Newshub asked if the programme could be used to indoctrinate more followers into the church, Minister Little said he didn't think so.<br /> "I don't see the Salvation Army or Presbyterian Support Services or any of the other faith-based organisations doing that."
}}
</ref> Tamaki clashed with the New Zealand Government in April 2019 over introducing Man Up into prisons, threatening "inmate revolts in every prison" and suggesting that ministers had subjected him to "a political gang rape". [[Minister of Corrections (New Zealand)|Corrections Minister]] [[Kelvin Davis (politician)|Kelvin Davis]] stated that no "independent reputable evidence" endorsed the Man Up programme and that Tamaki had not applied and gone "through a process to get a programme into prisons".<ref>{{cite news
 |title        = Brian Tamaki says tweet threatening violence in prisons 'not serious'
 |url          = https://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/388066/brian-tamaki-says-tweet-threatening-violence-in-prisons-not-serious
 |department   = New Zealand / Politics
 |publisher    = Radio New Zealand
 |date         = 30 April 2019
 |access-date  = 30 Apr 2019
 |quote        = It's necessary to apply and go through a process to get a programme into prisons, which Mr Tamaki had not done, Mr Davis said. However, now that Mr Tamaki has talked about organising revolts in prisons, Mr Davis said there would be no point in him applying.
 |archive-date = 30 April 2019
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20190430050106/https://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/388066/brian-tamaki-says-tweet-threatening-violence-in-prisons-not-serious
 |url-status   = live
}}</ref>