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The head of Oranga Tamariki, Grainne Moss, is deeply concerned about the rise in methamphetamine use and the effects it has on children and families. (Video first published in October 2020) The annual report was a victory of sorts. Social worker caseloads were significantly down, referrals had halved since 2017; partnerships with Māori organisations were up - and so the list went on. On the other hand there was the Irishwoman’s mangled reo Māori pronunciation. A small thing, for sure, but after a crisis in the agency’s relationship with Māori, there was defeat in every punctured vowel. Symbolism as torture.
More than two thirds of fleeing drivers have yet to be charged since top brass changed police's pursuit policy, but the number of chases and crashes have more than halved.
TVNZ kept quiet about paedophile cameraman on kids tv show What Now
11 Mar, 2021 10:00 PM
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Convicted paedophile Nikola Marinovich tries to dodge media outside Auckland District Court. The freelance cameraman worked on kids TV show What Now. Photo / File
Convicted paedophile Nikola Marinovich tries to dodge media outside Auckland District Court. The freelance cameraman worked on kids TV show What Now. Photo / File
After the Herald revealed a convicted paedophile had worked on a taxpayer-funded children s television show, officials flew into damage control. Newly released documents reveal the story s immediate fallout, including who knew what about the cheerleading
Thursday, 11 March 2021, 3:05 pm
The Green Party is backing the calls for the ‘fatally
flawed’ Oranga Tamariki (Youth Justice Demerit Points)
Amendment Bill to be rejected.
“We already know,
based on evidence, that the kind of approach this Bill
represents will only cause more harm to vulnerable children
and young people, will lead to reoffending and will not keep
our communities safe,” Green Party spokesperson for
Justice Golriz Ghahraman says.
The Bill, currently in
front of the Social Services and Community Select Committee,
has been called ‘fatally flawed’ by Children’s
Commissioner Judge Andrew Becroft, and rejection calls have
been heard from a number of submitters including Professor
“And the group of children who carried the load were already doing it tough.” New Zealand s much-vaunted team of five million” includes 1.18 million children and young people under the age of 18, but their needs have often been overlooked during the pandemic, according to the report. In the report, the Children’s Convention Monitoring Group outlined what had worked for children in the Covid-19 response, and recommended ways to better implement children’s rights in laws, policies and practices. Issues were divided into six areas examining whether children and young people were: loved, safe and nurtured; happy and healthy; learning and developing; accepted, respected and connected; involved and empowered.