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Continued Urgent Call For Full Independent Royal Commission Of Inquiry Into Oranga Tamariki

Monday, 10 August 2020, 7:36 am | Whanau First

Advocacy groups battling for the rights of parents and families in disputes with Oranga Tamariki continue to call for an urgent Royal Commission of Inquiry to examine all aspects of the Government agency’s operation and the legislation under which ... More >>

Call for urgent inquiry into Oranga Tamariki staff

Friday, 8 November 2019, 8:31 am | Whanau First

Government department Oranga Tamariki’s investigation of its own failings in a single child uplift in Hawke’s Bay is classic evidence of the need for an urgent inquiry into the performances of its staff, according to family wellbeing group Whanau ... More >>

Whanau First calls on urgent intervention from Commission

Wednesday, 26 June 2019, 9:01 am | Whanau First

Whanau First new parent advocacy group is calling on the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse and the Children’s Commissioner Andrew Becroft and the Children’s Commission for urgent and immediate intervention into a current situation of abuse ... More >>

Whanau First calls for resignation of Chair of Inquiry

Tuesday, 25 June 2019, 9:22 am | Whanau First

New parent advocacy group Whanau First is calling for the resignation of the Chair of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Historical Abuse in State Care and in the Care of Faith-based Institutions Sir Anand Satyanand and its Executive Director Mervin ... More >>

Whanau First continues call for Royal Commission of Inquiry

Tuesday, 18 June 2019, 11:35 am | Whanau First

New parent advocacy group Whanau First is calling for the Government to start looking seriously at the cause of the issues which have led to the crisis over state separation of children from their families. More >>

Urgent call for full independent Royal Commission of Inquiry

Monday, 17 June 2019, 8:17 am | Whanau First

Urgent call for full independent Royal Commission of Inquiry into Oranga Tamariki – Ministry for Children More >>

No surprises in threat to sue Oranga Tamariki

Tuesday, 21 May 2019, 7:00 pm | Whanau First

A man’s threat to sue Government children’s agency Oranga Tamariki over false claims by department staff comes as no surprise to new action group Whanau First. More >>

Whanau First in support of Grandmother

Sunday, 19 May 2019, 3:47 pm | Whanau First

A distressed and traumatized grandmother from the Rodney Electorate will meet with Rodney Electorate MP Mark Mitchell on Monday, May 20, 10am at the Rodney Electorate Office, Tamariki House, 7 Tamariki Avenue, Orewa. The Rodney Electorate MP has been ... More >>

Whanau First call on Minister for Children for discussion

Sunday, 19 May 2019, 3:40 pm | Whanau First

Whanau First call on Minister for Children for discussion on the housing crisis and child removal More >>

Whanau First call for Urgent Inquiry into Oranga Tamariki

Saturday, 18 May 2019, 11:26 am | Whanau First

Former Hawke’s Bay woman Lou Hutchinson, who has this week been setting up action group Whanau First in response to a meeting she staged in Raglan on Sunday to challenge Oranga Tamariki child removal strategies, said she’s not surprised by disturbing ... More >>

 
 
 
 
 

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