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One of the claimants in the Waitangi Tribunal’s inquiry into Oranga Tamariki says its report is a chance for a fresh start.
The tribunal has recommended Lady Tureiti Moxon and other claimants and senior Māori leaders be on the governance board of a Māori transition Authority that would design new care and protection services for tamariki Māori.
The tribunal highlighted an extraordinary leap in the number of tamariki Māori going into state care over the past two decades, from one in 125 in 2000 to one in 64 by 2018.
Waitangi Tribunal backs shift of care to Maori from Oranga Tamariki 30 Apr 2021 16:36 PM
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One of the claimants in the Waitangi Tribunal inquiry into Oranga Tamariki says its report validates their concerns and offers a clear road map for change.
The tribunal found the high number of Māori children and young people in state care represented a breach of treaty principles of partnership, active protection and options.
It said the crown needs to step back from what was reserved to Māori under Te Tiriti o Waitangi, and allow Māori to reclaim that space.
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The authority will be able to commission primary health services and make joint decisions with a newly created centralised health agency. It’s a simple idea, and one with radically transformative potential. But it’s not new.
In 2019, the Waitangi Tribunal found consistent Crown failure in the health care and well-being of Māori. It recommended establishing an independent authority to oversee Māori primary health services.
The government’s announcement responds to a 2020 Health and Disability System review, which also called for a separate Māori health authority, but could not come to a consensus on the powers it should have. Four of the six members thought the idea that it should have the power to commission health services had such merit they dissented from the recommendation the authority should have only advisory powers.
The authority will be able to commission primary health services and make joint decisions with a newly created centralised health agency. It’s a simple idea, and one with radically transformative potential. But it’s not new.
In 2019, the Waitangi Tribunal found consistent Crown failure in the health care and well-being of Māori. It recommended establishing an independent authority to oversee Māori primary health services.
The government’s announcement responds to a 2020 Health and Disability System review, which also called for a separate Māori health authority, but could not come to a consensus on the powers it should have. Four of the six members thought the idea that it should have the power to commission health services had such merit they dissented from the recommendation the authority should have only advisory powers.