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020			_a978-0-908810-99-4
040			_aAFVC
245			_aHe Pāharakeke, he Rito Whakakīkinga Whāruarua : _bOranga Tamariki urgent inquiry _cWaitangi Tribunal
246			_aWAI 2915 Waitangi Tribunal report
260			_aWellington, New Zealand : _bWaitangi Tribunal, _c2021
300			_aelectronic document (286 pages) ; PDF file
500			_aReleased 30 April 2021
520			_aThe Tribunal afforded the WAI 2915 inquiry an urgent status, acknowledging that tamariki Māori were suffering or likely to suffer significant and irreversible prejudice as a result of the current or pending actions of Oranga Tamariki, for which there was no alternative remedy bar an immediate inquiry. The inquiry covers three issues: (1) Why has there been such a significant and consistent disparity between the number of tamariki Māori and non-Māori children being taken into State care under the auspices of Oranga Tamariki and its predecessors? (2) To what extent will the legislative policy and practice changes introduced since 2017, and currently being implemented, change this disparity for the better? (3) What (if any) additional changes to Crown legislation, policy, or practice might be required in order to secure outcomes consistent with Te Tiriti/the Treaty and its principles? In its report, the Tribunal finds that persistent and significant disparity can, in part, be attributed to the effects of alienation and dispossession. However, it also reflects the Crown’s failure to honour the guarantee to Māori of the right of cultural continuity embodied in the guarantee of tino rangatiratanga over their kāinga. As such, the report finds that disparities are a direct consequence of the Crown’s intrusion into the rangatira of Māori over their kāinga. In addition to this intrusion, the Tribunal finds that there have been breaches of the principles of partnership, active protection, and options. Combined, these breaches operate to cause significant prejudice. The Tribunal’s primary recommendation is that the Crown steps back from further intrusion into what was reserved to Māori under te Tiriti/the Treaty and allow Māori to reclaim their space. Māori should be given the right to realising rangatiratanga over their kāinga. The Tribunal recommends that a Māori Transition Authority be established. This body must be independent of the Crown . and its departments. Its primary function will be to identify the changes necessary to eliminate the need for State care of tamariki Māori. This body should be established as a priority and given a wide mandate to consider system improvements both within and outside of the legislative and policy settings for Oranga Tamariki. The Tribunal recommends that the Crown assist the Transition Authority with information and advice as required and also that the Crown ensure that the Transition Authority has sufficient financial and administrative support to undertake and deliver a reform of this scope. The Tribunal recommends that the Transition Authority have a clear mandate to design and reform the care and protection system for tamariki Māori, coupled with the authority to work in genuine partnership with the Crown to ensure that a modified system is properly implemented. The Crown must support this transformation, but it is not one that it can or should lead. (From the website). Record #7116
610			_aOranga Tamariki, Ministry for Children _97316
650			_aCHILD PROTECTION _9118
650			_aCHILD WELFARE _9124
650			_aCOLONISATION _95710
650			_aMĀORI _9357
650		4	_aSOCIAL SERVICES _9555
650			_aTREATY OF WAITANGI _95862
650			_aWAITANGI TRIBUNAL CLAIMS _913542
650			_aKERĒME (TIRITI O WAITANGI) _913541
650			_aIWI _9331
650			_aKĀINGA _99953
650			_aPĒPĒ _95535
650			_aRANGATIRATANGA _99954
650			_aTAIPŪWHENUATANGA _95548
650			_aTAMARIKI _9597
650			_aTE AO MĀORI _912662
650		0	_aTIRITI O WAITANGI _912490
650		0	_aTIKANGA TUKU IHO _95542
650			_aTOKO I TE ORA _95247
651		4	_aNEW ZEALAND _92588
710			_aWaitangi Tribunal _99955
856			_uhttps://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/WT/wt_DOC_171027305/He%20Paharakeke%20W.pdf _zDownload report, PDF
856			_uhttps://www.waitangitribunal.govt.nz/news/tribunal-releases-report-on-oranga-tamariki/ _zAccess the website
942			_2ddc _cREPORT