Post by Kiwi Frontline on Aug 3, 2023 5:56:10 GMT 12
MĀORI PARTY VOWS TO TAKE MĀORI CHILDREN OUT OF STATE CARE, REPLACE ORANGA TAMARIKI WITH MOKOPUNA MĀORI AUTHORITY
Te Pāti Māori is vowing to end state care of Māori children, establishing an independent Mokopuna Māori Authority with over $1 billion of Oranga Tamariki’s current funding.
The party is unveiling its policy today, a revamp of what it campaigned on ahead of the 2020 election, saying despite changes since then - including partnering with several iwi and devolving resources - they had not gone far enough.
“State care has been used as a colonising tool to sever mokopuna Māori from their whakapapa and to undermine our culture and sovereignty” said Te Pāti Māori co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer.....
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/election-2023-maori-party-vows-to-take-maori-children-out-of-state-care-replace-oranga-tamariki-with-mokopuna-maori-authority/FMU36AAYIVFJRB2EPISCPSCYSU/
Te Pāti Māori is vowing to end state care of Māori children, establishing an independent Mokopuna Māori Authority with over $1 billion of Oranga Tamariki’s current funding.
The party is unveiling its policy today, a revamp of what it campaigned on ahead of the 2020 election, saying despite changes since then - including partnering with several iwi and devolving resources - they had not gone far enough.
“State care has been used as a colonising tool to sever mokopuna Māori from their whakapapa and to undermine our culture and sovereignty” said Te Pāti Māori co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer.....
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/election-2023-maori-party-vows-to-take-maori-children-out-of-state-care-replace-oranga-tamariki-with-mokopuna-maori-authority/FMU36AAYIVFJRB2EPISCPSCYSU/