A 10-month-old baby seriously injured in Hokitika yesterday has died, police have confirmed. A 30-year-old man arrested yesterday has now been charged with murder.
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Empty nest- a mother's struggle to reunite with her uplifted tamariki
Two years ago Māori Television did a story about a woman we called “Mary” who’d had three of her children removed from her in 2016 by Oranga Tamariki. She later had a one-day-old baby removed from her at a provincial hospital by social workers and police. The battle to regain custody continues today.
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Save Our Tamariki, Save our Future campaign hits Gisborne streets
'Save our Tamariki, Save our Future' is a national campaign protesting against the child uplift practices of Oranga Tamariki. Spokesperson for the Gisborne branch, Tuta Ngarimu says the aim to prevent traumatic child uplifting incidents taking place at all.
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Māori midwife says the uplifting of tamariki needs to stop
CEO of Māori Midwives Aotearoa, Jean Te Huia says Māori women are being dehumanised as mothers by colonisation. Backed by Ngāti Kahungunu, Te Huia has started the "Not One More Baby to be Taken" facebook page to gather the stories of those who have been affected by the uplifting of children.
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ActionStation report long overdue for one victim
"I came into the Women's Refuge with two black eyes, a broken nose." The lack of support for Māori victims of sexual violence following an initial attack has been highlighted in a new report released by ActionStation today.
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NewsUPDATE: Baby homicide case to be taken to High Court
The man charged with the murder of a four-week-old baby in Kaitāia wiped tears from his eyes during his court appearance today.
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Man in court today charged with baby Maree murder
Police say the injuries inflicted upon four-week-old Maree Takuira Mita Ngahere of Kaitāia were “very serious”.
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Adoptee seeks justice for displaced tamariki
Wai 2575 claimant, Bev Wiltshire-Reweti is reaching out to other Māori who were taken from their whānau as children under the 1955 Adoption Act. Wiltshire-Reweti claims Crown policies and practices failed in their care of Māori children and are in breach of the Treaty.
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Baby boy’s serious injuries not accidental, says police
Police investigating an incident where a three-month-old baby was seriously hurt say the injuries were not the result of an accident.
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Children's Commissioner recommends change to State care system
The Children's Commissioner Judge Andrew Becroft has released his report today recommending major changes to the current state care system. Māori numbers within State care is significant and he says creating a stronger relationship with iwi and whānau is the best way forward.
