Redemption Hill

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Redemption Hill
Genre	Reality
Creator(s)	Glenn Sims & Matt Young - World Famous Films Ltd
Starring	Steve Boxer (warden)
Country of origin	New Zealand
No. of episodes	10
Production
Executive producer(s)	Glenn Sims, Ross Jennings, Matt Young
Running time	60 min
Broadcast
Original channel	TVNZ
Original run	2006 – present (on-hiatus)

Redemption Hill is a New Zealand reality series that follows 10 out-of-control teens when they are offered a taste of what could be waiting for them in the future - unless they accept help and change their ways.

Redemption Hill is the extraordinary journey of these 10 teenagers, as through a course of discipline and adventure activities they experience the ups and downs of getting their lives back on track. It is also a snapshot of a wider problem facing New Zealand in 2006...these are teenagers from a new generation, a generation faced head-on with issues around alcohol and drug abuse, lack of respect for authority, and anger-management problems.

It is hoped that, by watching Redemption Hill, New Zealand families experiencing problems with teenagers will realise they are not alone, that there is help available, and that there are programmes for teens at risk

1 Season one

[edit] Season one

[edit] History

In July 2005, 10 youths took their first steps on the road to Redemption Hill when they signed up for a "tough love" programme based at Napier's former prison.

Redemption Hill is a timely wake-up call. The residential programme was created by Steve Boxer and his team of youth and social workers. The series follows his efforts to help the teens, who, along with their parents, consented to taking part in the programme, before the adult criminal system intervenes and puts them behind bars.

[edit] The wardens

Steve Boxer, the warden, has a strong background in outdoor environment and recreation programming, providing services to a number of schools, youth groups, government agencies and private companies; and including the delivery of camps, crime prevention, youth at risk, alternate learning and outdoor education. His success rates working with at-risk youth have been recognised by CYFS, New Zealand Police as well as by Youth Court Judges, Her Honour Judge H M Simpson, and Principal Youth Court Judge, Judge A J Beecroft.