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I/V w/ Rihi Te Nana from #HandsOffOurTamariki: July 17, 2019

I/V w/ Rihi Te Nana from #HandsOffOurTamariki: July 17, 2019

I/V w/ Rihi Te Nana from #HandsOffOurTamariki: July 17, 2019 I/V w/ Rihi Te Nana from #HandsOffOurTamariki: July 17, 2019, 9.75 MB
Wednesday, July 17, 2019

Hands Off our Tamariki is a group who has called for a halt to the removal of tamariki Māori from whānau Māori at the hands of the state. Following the release of the Newsroom investigative documentary showing an attempted uplift by Oranga Tamariki of a near newborn baby from their mother in a Hawkes Bay hospital, this longstanding issue has come to the forefront of public scrutiny. The investigation looked at the procedure of the uplift and asked whether this was the best possible process of taking a child. Since the investigation was published, a number of inquiries into Oranga Tamariki’s processes have been called, and the public has condemned the actions of the Ministry formerly known as Child Youth and Family. Over the weekend, Whānau Ora called a hui for Māori to meet and decide on the terms of reference for a Māori led inquiry into Oranga Tamariki. Rihi Te Nana is a community researcher with a background in counselling, therapy and working with whānau. Rihi is also one of the organisers for Hands Off our Tamariki and was representing the Hands Off our Tamariki group at the hui along with Paora Crawford Moyle. Lillian spoke with Rihi about the wider implications of state intervention in Māori whānau, and started by asking what this hui was about.

Hands Off Our Tamariki are presenting their letter to parliament on the 30th July.