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Children's commissioner promises changes to how Oranga Tamariki deals with Māori babies

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Mon, 23 Nov 2020, 6:16PM
Children's commisioner Andrew Becroft. Photo / Richard Robinson.
Children's commisioner Andrew Becroft. Photo / Richard Robinson.

Children's commissioner promises changes to how Oranga Tamariki deals with Māori babies

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Mon, 23 Nov 2020, 6:16PM

A promise from the Children's Minister, that Maori will have greater say over what happens with their tamariki.

Children's Commissioner Andrew Becroft wants total transformation of the care and protection system for Maori babies.

He's asking the Government to transfer power and resources to Maori.

"We've got to step in and make an unmistakable cap on high case loads that stop social workers from doing their work properly."

Becroft says high case loads are a deep-rooted problem.

He says we've got to step in and make an unmistakable cap on high case loads that stop social workers from doing their work properly.

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