Whanau First call for Urgent Inquiry into Oranga Tamariki
Saturday, 18 May 2019, 11:26 am Press Release: Whanau First
Whanau First call for Urgent Inquiry into Oranga
Tamariki
Former Hawke’s Bay woman Lou Hutchinson, who
has this week been setting up action group Whanau First in
response to a meeting she staged in Raglan on Sunday to
challenge Oranga Tamariki child removal strategies, said
she’s not surprised by disturbing claims being made on a
Facebook video.
“Everything we have heard, and it’s
distressing and overwhelming,” she said, “is that Oranga
Tamariki is in disarray, and out of control.”
“Earlier
in the week we called for an extension to the boundaries of
the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Historical Abuse in
State Care, to include current and ongoing experiences. The
Inquiry's terms of reference are set from 1 January 1950 to
31 December 1999, these dates are simply unacceptable.
There needs to be an inquiry into Oranga Tamariki
immediately to bring about urgent change and restore public
confidence in how any Ministry for Children should
operate.”
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