Shane Jones’ used his parliamentary his speaking time to condemn those who refuse to disclose child abuse. “We call them in the Ngāpuhi country, kutus. They are a type of social head lice!”
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NewsSimon Bridges: National will imprison those who hide child abuse
National Party Simon Bridges has announced that he would punish the non-disclosure of child abuse. This has come in the light of the four year old child from Flaxmere that was so badly beaten, that Bridges says will be physically disabled for the rest of their lives.
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Man Up riders take to Rotorua streets in effort to end child abuse
Man Up took to the streets in a bid to help raise awareness and support an end to child abuse. This follows the tragic death of a boy in Rotorua whose father has been charged in relation to his death.
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Children suffer consequences of parents actions
Oranga Tamariki has launched an investigation following various social media post that appears to show adults feeding alcohol to a baby.
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Grandmother's experiences of crime and pain rebuilds others
As a child, Patricia Walsh suffered from terrible abuse that led her to a life of crime. But she has since turned her life around by becoming a registered social worker and is helping others through her organisation, Toitū Mokopuna.
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Man charged in relation to seriously injured baby
A 10-month-old baby seriously injured in Hokitika yesterday has died, police have confirmed. A 30-year-old man arrested yesterday has now been charged with murder.
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Empty nest- a mother's struggle to reunite with her uplifted tamariki
Two years ago Māori Television did a story about a woman we called “Mary” who’d had three of her children removed from her in 2016 by Oranga Tamariki. She later had a one-day-old baby removed from her at a provincial hospital by social workers and police. The battle to regain custody continues today.
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Save Our Tamariki, Save our Future campaign hits Gisborne streets
'Save our Tamariki, Save our Future' is a national campaign protesting against the child uplift practices of Oranga Tamariki. Spokesperson for the Gisborne branch, Tuta Ngarimu says the aim to prevent traumatic child uplifting incidents taking place at all.
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Māori midwife says the uplifting of tamariki needs to stop
CEO of Māori Midwives Aotearoa, Jean Te Huia says Māori women are being dehumanised as mothers by colonisation. Backed by Ngāti Kahungunu, Te Huia has started the "Not One More Baby to be Taken" facebook page to gather the stories of those who have been affected by the uplifting of children.
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ActionStation report long overdue for one victim
"I came into the Women's Refuge with two black eyes, a broken nose." The lack of support for Māori victims of sexual violence following an initial attack has been highlighted in a new report released by ActionStation today.
