"Oranga Tamariki, also known as the Ministry for Children and previously the Ministry for Vulnerable Children, is a government department in New Zealand responsible for the well-being of children, specifically children at risk of harm, youth offenders and children of the State." Wikipedia
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/123498471/oranga-tamariki-boss-makes-stunning-concession-of-structural-racism-to-waitangi-tribunal
The chief executive spoke on behalf of the Crown at the tribunal’s urgent inquiry into Oranga Tamariki’s removal of Māori babies, sparked by the attempted uplift of a baby from its mother at the Hastings hospital in 2019.
The Ombudsman found almost all 'without notice' uplifts of children that it had reviewed were done unlawfully.
Moss said she believed the Crown needed to make certain concessions to allow iwi, Māori and the general public to “move forward together”.
She said structural racism was a feature of the care and protection system, with adverse effects for tamariki Māori, whānau, hapū and iwi.
Moss said the Crown acknowledged it had failed to fully implement the recommendations of the more-than-30-year-old report Pūao te Ata Tū into racism within New Zealand and its welfare services.
“It has undermined Māori trust and confidence in the Crown, and it has undermined confidence in its willingness and ability to address disparities.”
She acknowledged further that historically Māori perspectives and solutions had been ignored across the system
P.S. In one report it is predicted Grainne Moss will resign; and in another she denies this is her intention.
Reverse racism
Children are not objects. They are young human beings whose early lives will impact, positively or negatively, on how they behave as adolescents and adults. -- ACW
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