Post by Kiwi Frontline on Sept 27, 2021 4:50:58 GMT 12
ALL CHILDREN THAT GO INTO CARE SHOULD BE TREATED EQUALLY
ACT MP Karen Chhour has drafted a private member’s bill which would remove section 7AA from the legislation that governs Oranga Tamariki.
The first term MP told Q+A that “family, iwi or hapū are a great place to start, but that’s not always possible, and I just don’t want it to get to the stage where we are overiding the best interests of our children”.
She argues that removing 7AA would encourage Oranga Tamariki to be “colour blind” and that “all children that go into care should be treated equally”........
www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/karen-chhour-all-children-go-into-care-should-treated-equally
ACT MP Karen Chhour has drafted a private member’s bill which would remove section 7AA from the legislation that governs Oranga Tamariki.
The first term MP told Q+A that “family, iwi or hapū are a great place to start, but that’s not always possible, and I just don’t want it to get to the stage where we are overiding the best interests of our children”.
She argues that removing 7AA would encourage Oranga Tamariki to be “colour blind” and that “all children that go into care should be treated equally”........
www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/karen-chhour-all-children-go-into-care-should-treated-equally