Tag: child welfare

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Children's Day 2026: More Than Just a Date on the Calendar

Ask a child what their favorite day of the year is, and you'll likely hear about birthdays, holidays, or the last day of school. But there's one day that belongs entirely to them—a

A System Under Scrutiny: What Oranga Tamariki Reveals About New Zealand's Care of Children

In 2019, a quiet room in a Hawke's Bay hospital became the centre of a national reckoning. A newborn baby was removed from her young Māori mother by state welfare workers, while th