Wednesday, 30 June 2021, 12:56 pm
Te Pāti Māori are calling for a review on Oranga
Tamariki’s Child Protection Protocol and the culture at
their youth residences, after a whistle blower video
revealed physical abuse against children in state care by
Oranga Tamariki staff members.
“I feel huge aroha
for our tamariki who are already traumatised and clearly
still at risk of abuse and humiliation in state care. Many
of these tamariki have come from backgrounds where violence
and abuse is normal. These are the most vulnerable people in
the country” said Te Pāti Māori co-leader Debbie
Ngarewa-Packer.