Thursday, 1 July 2021, 2:52 pm
Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu stands behind acting CEO
of Oranga Tamariki Tā Wira Gardiner, wholeheartedly
supporting his bold action to close Te Oranga, the care and
protection facility in Ōtautahi. The vision of Te Oranga
–
to restore health and wellbeing – has been
found sadly lacking in the recent media exposure of
experiences for tamariki living in the facility.
Te
Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu Pouārahi Helen Leahy commends
the decision to close the facility at the centre of the
abuse investigation. “From the moment the news broke, Tā
Wira’s decisive action in standing staff down, bringing in