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Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jun 20, 2019 17:31:45 GMT 12
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Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jun 20, 2019 17:34:08 GMT 12
MĀORI PROCESS FIRST STOP BEFORE BABY UPLIFT The co-leader of Labour's Māori caucus says Oranga Tamariki may be justified in uplifting babies, but there needs to be greater attention paid to cultural considerations first. Willie Jackson says from his experience working with the Manukau Urban Māori Authority was there were circumstances where the safety of the tamariki demanded it be removed form the immediate family. He says there is a roll call of Māori children who might be alive today if they had been removed from abusive homes….. www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_news/MjE5OTI/M%C4%81ori-process-first-stop-before-baby-uplift
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Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jun 20, 2019 17:34:41 GMT 12
DAVIS CONFIRMS NO TARGET FOR MĀORI PRISONSCorrections Minister Kelvin Davis has said he doesn’t know what impact the Government’s latest flagship law and order policy will have, and there are no measures on whether it will be effective, National’s Corrections spokesperson David Bennett says. “Mr Davis confirmed this morning that he doesn’t know what impact the Government’s Māori Pathway pilot at Ngawha and Hawke’s Bay prisons will have on crime. When asked what effect it will have over the next three years, Mr Davis couldn’t answer. “This is $100 million of taxpayers’ money, New Zealanders deserve to know whether this money is being spent effectively. But the Minister can’t even explain to Kiwis how much he expects reoffending to reduce, or by how much he expects the prison population to reduce by as a result of his policy...... www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1906/S00174/davis-confirms-no-target-for-maori-prisons.htm
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