In part two of our exclusive, we look at a family court decision stopping a little girl from learning the Māori language at a kura kaupapa primary. It is a unique ruling.
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Native Affairs – The Judgement Part 1
Tonight our two part exclusive reveals a vitally important case that's headed to the High Court. It involves a little girl who has been stopped by a Family Court from attending her kura kaupapa.
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Court rules no Māori immersion school for child
A family court has ruled a seven-year-old girl be removed from her full immersion, reo Māori school because her father doesn't speak Māori and feels excluded.
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Family violence summit to take place in Wellington
A national summit on family violence will be hosted by Justice Minister Amy Adams and Social Development Minister Anne Tolley in Wellington on June 7.
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Native Affairs Summer Series- Teenage fathers keen to be great dads
Teenage parents are often given a hard time for choosing to have their children and raise them. Sometimes there’s concern young dads won’t stick around for their kids or cope with the responsibilities of being fathers. But there are some teenage dads who are trying hard to become better men.
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'Christmas Box' parcels provide relief for low-income families
New Zealand's Christmas Box is delivering 16,500 Christmas parcels throughout the country, Melbourne and the Cook Islands to families in need. For the first time South Auckland's Hunters Plaza Shopping Centre have partnered with the Charitable Trust to bring joy to eight families in their community.
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Mother and son seek Manurewa Board election
A South Auckland mother and her son are seeking election on their local community board of Manurewa. Tanya Kaihe and Harley Kaihe-Katterns say there hasn't been any Māori representation on the board for the last three terms and they are on a mission to change that.
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Native Affairs – State Care vs Parents
CYF is helping whānau caregivers gain permanent custody of four children in their care, despite the children's parents wanting them returned. The Hamilton couple, John, and Heidi are so desperate to get their kids back they're going public. They say they are capable of taking care of their own children. But CYF says they can't. So, who's right?
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Pipiwharauroa nature walk brings iwi together
To the Far North the people of Ngati Tautoko have named their inaugural walk around lake Ngatu after the call of the shining cuckoo to herald in spring.
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Māori MPs support overhaul of family violence laws
Prime Minister John Key announced today that the government's plan to address family violence will see more support for victims and new violence offences introduced.