Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jul 23, 2024 4:33:20 GMT 12
ORANGA TAMARIKI ACKNOWLEDGES IT SHOULD HAVE ENGAGED WITH MANA WHENUA ON YOUTH BOOT CAMPS EARLIER
Oranga Tamariki has acknowledged it should have engaged with mana whenua earlier when designing the Government’s pilot boot camps for young offenders in Palmerston North.
The acknowledgment comes after RNZ asked the organisation on July 8 what involvement local iwi had had in the process and when that involvement had begun.
After four follow-up emails, Oranga Tamariki responded on July 19 with a statement saying a range of te ao Māori practitioners were consulted in the development of the military-style academy pilot, but the agency “acknowledges that it would have been better to have engagement with mana whenua earlier in the process”.
“We are grateful that we are now establishing the right engagement and relationship with mana whenua as we continue to progress the pilot.”....
www.nzherald.co.nz/kahu/oranga-tamariki-acknowledges-it-should-have-engaged-with-mana-whenua-on-youth-boot-camps-earlier/VWF3WL5R7JGNPG3Z6LXX3G4HWM/
Oranga Tamariki has acknowledged it should have engaged with mana whenua earlier when designing the Government’s pilot boot camps for young offenders in Palmerston North.
The acknowledgment comes after RNZ asked the organisation on July 8 what involvement local iwi had had in the process and when that involvement had begun.
After four follow-up emails, Oranga Tamariki responded on July 19 with a statement saying a range of te ao Māori practitioners were consulted in the development of the military-style academy pilot, but the agency “acknowledges that it would have been better to have engagement with mana whenua earlier in the process”.
“We are grateful that we are now establishing the right engagement and relationship with mana whenua as we continue to progress the pilot.”....
www.nzherald.co.nz/kahu/oranga-tamariki-acknowledges-it-should-have-engaged-with-mana-whenua-on-youth-boot-camps-earlier/VWF3WL5R7JGNPG3Z6LXX3G4HWM/