Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jun 11, 2021 6:20:29 GMT 12
BECROFT QUESTIONS ORANGA TAMARIKI WATCHDOG INDEPENDENCE
Children’s Commissioner Andrew Becroft has also criticised a proposed Māori advisory group as “unfit for purpose, inappropriate, inadequate and wrong in principle”, saying a more meaningful partnership is required.
Becroft also had concerns about the Government’s plans for a Māori advisory group, describing the model as “so last century”.
“Surely in 2021, the Treaty demands proper partnership and co-governance involving Māori, and the mechanism of an advisory committee to which the monitor must have regard ... must be regarded as unfit for purpose, inappropriate, inadequate and wrong in principle.”......
www.newsroom.co.nz/becroft-questions-oranga-tamariki-watchdog-independence
Children’s Commissioner Andrew Becroft has also criticised a proposed Māori advisory group as “unfit for purpose, inappropriate, inadequate and wrong in principle”, saying a more meaningful partnership is required.
Becroft also had concerns about the Government’s plans for a Māori advisory group, describing the model as “so last century”.
“Surely in 2021, the Treaty demands proper partnership and co-governance involving Māori, and the mechanism of an advisory committee to which the monitor must have regard ... must be regarded as unfit for purpose, inappropriate, inadequate and wrong in principle.”......
www.newsroom.co.nz/becroft-questions-oranga-tamariki-watchdog-independence