Post by Kiwi Frontline on Sept 10, 2021 6:07:54 GMT 12
JUDGE DISMISSES ORANGA TAMARIKI'S BID TO REMOVE MĀORI GIRL FROM PĀKEHĀ COUPLE
A Famiy Court judge has ruled that a traumatised and neglected Māori girl will remain in the care of her Pākehā foster parents, and has slammed Oranga Tamariki for putting ideology ahead of a child’s best interests.
The case concerns a six-year-old girl, who for nearly three years has been living with the couple in a safe, healthy, loving environment in rural Hawke’s Bay.
Oranga Tamariki/The Ministry for Children and the girl’s iwi wanted her removed because they didn’t think the couple could meet her cultural needs.....
www.stuff.co.nz/national/126334548/judge-dismisses-oranga-tamarikis-bid-to-remove-mori-girl-from-pkeh-couple
A Famiy Court judge has ruled that a traumatised and neglected Māori girl will remain in the care of her Pākehā foster parents, and has slammed Oranga Tamariki for putting ideology ahead of a child’s best interests.
The case concerns a six-year-old girl, who for nearly three years has been living with the couple in a safe, healthy, loving environment in rural Hawke’s Bay.
Oranga Tamariki/The Ministry for Children and the girl’s iwi wanted her removed because they didn’t think the couple could meet her cultural needs.....
www.stuff.co.nz/national/126334548/judge-dismisses-oranga-tamarikis-bid-to-remove-mori-girl-from-pkeh-couple