At a workshop hosted by Superu and Ngā Pae o Te Māramatanga on 29 May 2018 Dr Heather Gifford joined Tania Williams-Blyth, Professor Jacinta Ruru, and Horiana Irwin presenting a session titled “Tamariki and Whanau who have come to the attention of Oranga Tamariki and the Family Court”. The workshop programme was titled Toi Tū te whānau, Toi Tū te Kāwai Whakapapa: A workshop on Whānau and Whakapapa for Public Policy.
To strengthen and empower whānau and to provide opportunities for strategic partnerships, Māori lawyers and academics have collaborated in this ongoing research, funded by Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga. Their intentions include reducing disparities, setting measureable outcomes, working closely with Māori organisations, and producing information and research for use by iwi or Māori organisations and the Government.
The research identifies that “the family court is in crisis, care and protection cases should be taken outside the family court, and that a new model needs to be developed”
The Māori issues correspondent from National Radio, Leigh-Marama McLachlan reports: Listen to it here
Tania Williams-Blyth, Horiana Irwin
At a workshop hosted by Superu and Ngā Pae o Te Māramatanga on 29 May 2018 Dr Heather Gifford joined Tania Williams-Blyth, Professor Jacinta Ruru, and Horiana Irwin presenting a session titled “Tamariki and Whanau who have come to the attention of Oranga Tamariki and the Family Court”. The workshop programme was titled Toi Tū te whānau, Toi Tū te Kāwai Whakapapa: A workshop on Whānau and Whakapapa for Public Policy.
To strengthen and empower whānau and to provide opportunities for strategic partnerships, Māori lawyers and academics have collaborated in this ongoing research, funded by Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga. Their intentions include reducing disparities, setting measureable outcomes, working closely with Māori organisations, and producing information and research for use by iwi or Māori organisations and the Government.
The research identifies that “the family court is in crisis, care and protection cases should be taken outside the family court, and that a new model needs to be developed”
The Māori issues correspondent from National Radio, Leigh-Marama McLachlan reports: Listen to it here
Tania Williams-Blyth, Horiana Irwin
