Post by Kiwi Frontline on Dec 1, 2023 4:26:35 GMT 12
NEW GOVT SET TO SCRAP PARTS OF ORANGA TAMARIKI REFORM
The new government is set to scrap a law that ensures Māori babies who are removed from unsafe homes remain in the care of their wider whānau.
An advocate has called the move cruel but Children's Minister Karen Chhour insists the changes have done more harm than good.
The law, section 7AA of the Oranga Tamariki Act, was introduced to address the over-representation of Māori children in state care.
As of last year, more than two-thirds of the children in state care are Māori.....
www.1news.co.nz/2023/11/30/new-govt-set-to-scrap-parts-of-oranga-tamariki-reform/
The new government is set to scrap a law that ensures Māori babies who are removed from unsafe homes remain in the care of their wider whānau.
An advocate has called the move cruel but Children's Minister Karen Chhour insists the changes have done more harm than good.
The law, section 7AA of the Oranga Tamariki Act, was introduced to address the over-representation of Māori children in state care.
As of last year, more than two-thirds of the children in state care are Māori.....
www.1news.co.nz/2023/11/30/new-govt-set-to-scrap-parts-of-oranga-tamariki-reform/