Dame Tariana Turia is concerned Māori continue to be subjected to the child uplift practices of Oranga Tamariki without an in-depth understanding of whakapapa and appropriate consultation with iwi. Turia, who has demonstrated a lifelong commitment to caring for whānau, says the government needs to start listening more closely.
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Raukawa-Tait calls for leadership, not another partnership
The prime minister says partnerships are essential to better the way in which government interacts with whānau when uplifting children. But Whānau Ora Commissioning Agency chairwoman Merepeka Raukawa-Tait says partnerships haven't worked in the past.
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Hui backs by Māori for Māori review of Oranga Tamariki's actions
Māori politicians attending the Oranga Tamariki inquiry hui today are backing a by Māori for Māori review into Oranga Tamariki's actions. Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson says she'll be relaying the message to her government colleagues.
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Call for Māori Inquiry
Five Māori Dames and Knights of the NZ Order of Merit united today to take aim at the uplifting of Māori children by the State into State care.
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NewsMāori unite in hui today to discuss inquiry into Oranga Tamariki
Māori leaders from across Aotearoa are set to pour into Māngere today to attend a hui to discuss the inquiry into Oranga Tamariki and the practices of state removal of children.
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‘Tikanga before taking’ a focus of Māori-led Oranga Tamariki inquiry- Jackson
Waatea Marae chairman Willie Jackson says "tikanga before taking" will be a key focus of the Whānau Ora inquiry into Oranga Tamariki, The inquiry is the only one of four that will be led by Māori investigating the uplifting process of Māori babies.
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Māori-led project proposed for whānau of tamariki in State care
Te Rito Foundation Family Services is a new Māori project proposing to deliver services for families of children in care and protection of Oranga Tamariki. The establishment of a family centre in Auckland is part of the plan to ensure a better, more Māori-focused approach for whānau.
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CE of Oranga Tamariki on new legislation
Oranga Tamariki Chief Executive Gráinne Moss says the new Oranga Tamariki legislation lays down a wero to government, whānau, hapū and iwi alike - all in the name of coming together to protect tamariki.
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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.
