Children’s Commissioner Andrew Becroft has today released statistics showing Māori babies are five times more likely than non-Māori to be taken in state custody.
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Ōpōtiki midwife demands accountability over Xmas closure
The lead midwife in Ōpōtiki, Lisa Kelly, wants accountability over the closure of its maternity unit during the Christmas and New Year period.
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Oranga Tamariki owns up to their mistakes
Oranga Tamariki will be making immediate changes to how children are taken into care following the release of the Practice Review report which focused on the events that took place at Hastings Hospital in May this year.
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Tūwharetoa involvement leads to reduction of tamariki in care
The number of Tūwharetoa children in the care of Oranga Tamariki has dropped. The reduction has been credited to an agreement between the tribe and the regional office and Tūwharetoa descendants.
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Children's Commissioner report 'only confirms what we already know'
52 youth who have been in Oranga Tamariki care have shared their experiences after being placed in care and protection residences. The Children’s Commissioner released the report which documents their stories. He and other experts believe urgent focus is needed to remove the institutionalised approach to youth in care, particularly for Maori.
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News‘Extremely difficult to read’ tamariki have their say about living in residential care
Children's Commissioner Andrew Becroft has today released a new report where children and young people say, in their own words, what it's like to live in secure residential care.
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Māori Women's Welfare League want to be included in decision making
Oranga Tamariki has been a hot topic of conversation at the 67th AGM of the Māori Women's Welfare League (Te Rōpū Wāhine Māori Toko i te Ora). League President Prue Kapua says the government must include the league more when making decisions around Oranga Tamariki.
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Whānau Ora providers accuse Māori MPs of failing their people
Whānau Ora providers have accused Māori MPs of failing to represent their people.
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MPs welcome new operation model for Oranga Tamariki
Minister for Children Tracey Martin has spoken out about the government's $1.1bil injection into a new operating model for Oranga Tamariki. The minister is confident it will help mould Oranga Tamariki into the service provider it is supposed to be.
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Community lays down wero- "There is a better life than drugs and alcohol, whānau"
As part of the national 'Save our Tamariki, Save our Future' campaign, in Gisborne, parents are also being challenged to change their ways and fight for the future of their children.
