Waitangi Tribunal Oranga Tamariki recommendations: What the experts say
File image. Photo: Oranga Tamariki It's already been well established there are far too many Māori children in state care, with the most recent figures showing they make up over half. The tribunal has said it is the result of Oranga Tamariki not allowing Māori to have rangatiratanga over their kāinga, guaranteed to them under the Treaty of Waitangi. Glenis Philip-Barbara. Photo: RNZ / Dom Thomas Assistant Māori Children's Commissioner Glenis Philip-Barbara said it made sense. "For as long as anyone can remember the Crown has consistently created policy based on the idea that Māori woul...