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Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jun 9, 2023 3:02:21 GMT 12
GOVT TO ANNOUNCE MĀORI WILL LEAD EFFORTS TO TACKLE RATES OF FETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDERMāori living with irreversible brain damage caused by alcohol are meeting the Crown at Parliament on Thursday, with a wero (challenge) to the Government to make good on historic promises to protect Māori from the effects of alcohol. The half-day hui on fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) will bring together experts of FASD, ministers, and people with lived experience of the disorder which is caused by prenatal exposure to alcohol. Its co-chair is to be Raawiri David Ratuu, lead claimant for Wai 2624, a Waitangi Tribunal claim which outlines the Crown’s failure to uphold legislation to protect Māori from alcohol-related harm..... www.stuff.co.nz/pou-tiaki/132249692/govt-to-announce-mori-will-lead-efforts-to-tackle-rates-of-fetal-alcohol-spectrum-disorder
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