The Whānau Ora Commissioning Chair, Merepeka Raukawa-Tait (Te Arawa), is questioning the role of Oranga Tamariki following a damning practice review of the government department.
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A holistic approach to supporting Māori with cancer
When Rangi Mahuika was diagnosed with breast cancer three years ago she felt alone and that support for her through her time of need wasn't forthcoming. A friend suggested the Te Mauri cancer support group based at Lower Hutt's urban Kōkiri Marae. The group focuses on a holistic Māori model of care for cancer sufferers.
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Māori providers call for more authority, resources
With four inquiries into the way the government interacts with families when uplifting children underway, Māori providers are calling for more authority to bring outcomes for their communities.
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Raukawa-Tait calls for leadership, not another partnership
The prime minister says partnerships are essential to better the way in which government interacts with whānau when uplifting children. But Whānau Ora Commissioning Agency chairwoman Merepeka Raukawa-Tait says partnerships haven't worked in the past.
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NewsMāori unite in hui today to discuss inquiry into Oranga Tamariki
Māori leaders from across Aotearoa are set to pour into Māngere today to attend a hui to discuss the inquiry into Oranga Tamariki and the practices of state removal of children.
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‘Tikanga before taking’ a focus of Māori-led Oranga Tamariki inquiry- Jackson
Waatea Marae chairman Willie Jackson says "tikanga before taking" will be a key focus of the Whānau Ora inquiry into Oranga Tamariki, The inquiry is the only one of four that will be led by Māori investigating the uplifting process of Māori babies.
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Māori-led project proposed for whānau of tamariki in State care
Te Rito Foundation Family Services is a new Māori project proposing to deliver services for families of children in care and protection of Oranga Tamariki. The establishment of a family centre in Auckland is part of the plan to ensure a better, more Māori-focused approach for whānau.
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Māori can have greater “hope” Oranga Tamariki is changing – Minister
Oranga Tamariki Minister Tracey Martin says Māori can start to have a greater level of "hope" that her agency is changing. This despite the number of Māori children being removed from families and into state care.
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Whānau Ora needs to deliver on its $80mil budget- National
Whānau Ora Minister Peeni Henare revealed today that his agency could get even more money in future government Budgets. The announcement was made in front of the Māori Affairs Select Committee and it came as a shock to National's Whānau Ora spokesperson, who says Henare needs to focus on his current $80mil budget.
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Whānau Ora gets $80 million boost
"This is the most significant boost to Whānau Ora since 2009" - John Tamihere, CEO of Te Whānau o Waipareira.
