The Child Abuse Prevention and Awareness (CAPA) community group is calling for harsher penalties on child abusers. The call was made at a march in Taupō, to raise awareness and prevent child abuse.
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NewsIndependent review highlights shortfalls in child protection reforms
An independent review of the Government’s direction on child protection services has raised fundamental concerns that the study author, Otago University’s Dr Emily Keddell, says need addressing.
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Native Affairs- An allegation of abuse
A former social worker claims children in state care were placed with a known paedophile.
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Native Affairs- Hush money claim
A former state ward is accusing the Government of paying out hush money not compensation to children historically abused in state care.
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Native Affairs- A voyce of reason
Tupua Urlich is a co-founder of Voyce Whakarongo Mai, New Zealand's first advocacy service for children in state care. But the advocate is refusing to be silent about the problems inside the care system.
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Iwi Chairs call communities to speak out about child abuse
Iwi Chairs are calling on communities to pull together, speak out and address child abuse. The call is in relation to The Children, Young Persons, and Their Families (Oranga Tamariki) Legislation.
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Native Affairs – The Nark
NARK, or the Nation of Advocates for the Rights of Kids, is an organisation Cherie Kurarangi Sweeney started after her neighbour Serenity Jay Scott was murdered.
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Cherie Sweeney's fight for life
Cherie Sweeney fights for the rights of children. Now Cherie's fighting for her own life.
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14 years of abuse under state care, fuelling the fire to fight back
Abuse of many children under state care is an issue that spans several decades. More than 100,000 of them were placed into state institutions between the 1950s and 1990s.
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NZ Nurses Organisation Kaiwhakahaere supports ‘Oranga Tamariki’ name
Kerri Nuku, the Kaiwhakahaere of the New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) says she will be choosing to use the Māori name ‘Oranga Tamariki’ for the newly named government agency the ‘Ministry for Vulnerable Children’.
