The state removal of Māori children from their families is a wound that won't heal – but there is a way forward
- Written by Claire Breen, Professor of Law, University of Waikato
newsroom.co.nzToo many New Zealand children are born into a state of crisis, as two recent and damning reports have shown.
The Māori Inquiry into Oranga Tamariki (Ministry for Children) was one of five inquiries launched after a media investigation into the attempted “uplift” of a newborn baby from its mother at a maternity ward...





