E21 26 June 2020: Report into State ‘Uplifts’ of Māori babies
This week we have reviewed a report from the Office of the Children’s Commissioner on the uplifting of pēpi Māori by Oranga Tamariki into state
This week we have reviewed a report from the Office of the Children’s Commissioner on the uplifting of pēpi Māori by Oranga Tamariki into state
Māui Hudson and Te Rau Kupenga have been appointed to Statistics New Zealand’s (Statistics NZ) new Governance Advisory Board. By way of further background, this advisory board
We also reviewed the Children’s Commissioner’s data analysis report on this same topic. (Note Commissioner Becroft’s full report on Oranga Tamariki is due next month,
This week we have also reviewed the Māori-led inquiry into the work of Oranga Tamariki, entitled, Ko Te Wā Whakawhiti, It’s Time for Change.[1] This
Oranga Tamariki Practice Review Children’s Minister, Tracey Martin, has released an Oranga Tamariki Practice Review. This is the agency’s review into how it tried to
Hone Sadler has reportedly stood down as the chair of Tūhoronuku. (Tūhoronuku is the Treaty settlement trust of Ngāpuhi; which the present Minister, Andrew
This week we have reviewed two items from Oranga Tamariki. The first is excellent research – a well-constructed and clearly presented survey of adult attitudes
Last week the Office of the Children’s Commissioner released a report based on the comments of 52 children living in secure care and protection residences
This week the draft Terms of Reference for the Independent Māori Inquiry into Oranga Tamariki were released. The proposed purpose of the Inquiry is to;
The Ministry of Health has now released provisional annual suicide figures for 2016. Their information shows there were 553 confirmed suicides. This included 135 Māori