Post by Kiwi Frontline on Oct 19, 2021 1:54:49 GMT 12
MORE THAN TWO THIRDS OF THE CHILDREN WHO DIED IN STATE CARE SINCE 2017 WERE MĀORI
Information accessed by the Herald by an Official Information Act request shows 23 out of the 28 children who died in state care since 2017 were Māori.
"[The number dying] It's unacceptable, but as I say, it's because Māori are nearly two thirds of the children in care, so it's another legacy of the over-representation of Māori in the care system.".....
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/more-than-two-thirds-of-the-children-who-died-in-state-care-since-2017-were-maori/PACFAWM7GJ5UC2M4CXWI76K4OU/
Information accessed by the Herald by an Official Information Act request shows 23 out of the 28 children who died in state care since 2017 were Māori.
"[The number dying] It's unacceptable, but as I say, it's because Māori are nearly two thirds of the children in care, so it's another legacy of the over-representation of Māori in the care system.".....
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/more-than-two-thirds-of-the-children-who-died-in-state-care-since-2017-were-maori/PACFAWM7GJ5UC2M4CXWI76K4OU/