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Reorienting Oranga Tamariki towards prevention, rather than reaction to harm, is a step in the right direction. But there is still a long way to go in addressing the organisation’s fragmentation, argues Emily Keddell.
A ‘‘child rescue’’ model unfairly dominates the way decisions are made about the welfare of at-risk children, outgoing Children’s Commissioner...
Stuff
Paul Eagle appeared to break party ranks when he called policy around the income-related rental subsidy "unjust" and "unfair".
NZ Herald
After years of transient housing, Danielle Gartner is unsure of her family's next move.
RNZ
The number of New Zealanders eligible for legal aid has plummeted from an estimated 1.2 million in 2007 to 400,000.
Newsroom
A hole in the benefit system that doesn’t give separated parents who share custody of their child equal rights to welfare support needs to change now, say parents.
Stuff
OPINION: By taking money from the poorest children, the government mandates a sort of Dickensian class system of deserving and undeserving children.
Stuff
Auckland's disabled community "scared" as Government announced staged approach out of lockdown, advocate says.
The Spinoff
Ashley Bloomfield confirmed this week that many people affected by the current outbreak are living in transitional and emergency housing. Decades of neglect have created the conditions where an infectious disease like Covid can flourish. For the sake of our most vulnerable and the country as a whole
The Standard
The UK Sports Council has released new guidance on trans inclusion in sports, including in relation to biological women
the Guardian
The Māori who have been screwed by the system are once again being silenced and ignored
Stuff
OPINION: Do you stand for the safety of all New Zealand women? Or just the pretty, white ones?
E-Tangata
"For a long time, we’ve had more of a focus on equality in health, where the approach has been 'one size fits all'. But we know that this doesn’t work for our Pacific and Māori communities. What's needed is an equity focus." — Dr Dianne Sika-Paotonu.
RNZ
Tests of the main facial recognition system used to produce passports did not record how accurate it is on Māori.
Stuff
OPINION: In this pandemic world, kids are missing out on vital learning experiences that balance out the serious side of becoming an adult.
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Fewer Māori own their homes than ever before. If current trends continue, home ownership among Māori is projected to be effectively zilch by 2061.
Stuff
OPINION: Every immigrant who comes to New Zealand is categorised. After incidents like the Auckland stabbing or March 15, people start pointing fingers.
The Spinoff
Beaten for speaking the language; shame around speaking it; suppressed and ridiculed by the British. Sound familiar? Welsh is a dead language. This is what I’ve been hearing my entire life. I’ve always been aware of the comparison between my language and te reo Māori. Both, I knew, shared t
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The Kiwi pop star released a surprise EP last Thursday.
The Conversation
Throughout the pandemic, community carers have risked their own health and well-being, but have struggled for even basic support and equipment.
RNZ
An Auckland couple who breached lockdown to go to Wānaka have thrown name suppression into the spotlight. RNZ can now reveal startling statistics about suppression.
1 NEWS
Eteroa Lafaele was the winner of the Prime Minister’s Pacific Youth Science (STEM) Award.
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Wishful Thinker: While the people from the “leafy suburbs’” salaries, house-prices, social-status and children’s futures depend upon them n...
Stuff
OPINION: Whenever Auckland emerges from lockdown, big issues remain for the vulnerable communities that have been hit hardest.
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A letter was anonymously sent to Jenny Jones, berating her for flying the Māori flag on her property.
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