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Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jun 5, 2019 17:16:32 GMT 12
RESEARCHERS CALL FOR KAUPAPA MĀORI APPROACH TO TURN AROUND POVERTY, ORANGA TAMARIKI CARE DISPARITIESResearchers are calling for greater partnership with Māori and a more whānau-based approach to tackle disparities in poverty and youth outcomes. In an article published today by Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga (Māori Centre of Research Excellence) researchers called for a kaupapa Māori model for young Māori who came to the attention of Oranga Tamariki. Researchers said a new law coming into force on July 1, requiring the chief executive of Oranga Tamariki to recognise and provide for a practical commitment to the Treaty of Waitangi, gave an opportunity to develop more appropriate measures for Māori, rather than typically Western and Eurocentric measures of well-being...... www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12237559
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