Labour says a new Waitangi Tribunal report finding Te Tiriti breaches in the Government’s curriculum reforms shows Māori have been shut out of decisions directly affecting the education of tamariki Māori. The Tribunal has released its report into the Government’s changes to the national curriculum, finding problems with the Crown’s engagement with Māori and recommending…

Children’s Commissioner Jane Searle is warning that military-style academies risk applying a punitive response to young people whose offending is often connected to trauma, abuse, neglect and complex needs. Her warning follows Parliament passing legislation establishing a Young Serious Offender regime, including the use of military-style academies as part of the Government’s response to serious…

Labour is accusing the Government of ignoring evidence, survivor testimony and warnings from children’s advocates as it pushes military-style academies into New Zealand’s youth justice system. The Oranga Tamariki legislation establishes a new Young Serious Offender declaration and military-style academy order, aimed at a relatively small group of young people involved in persistent and serious…

The Green Party says years of warnings from professional firefighters should have prompted Government action over Fire and Emergency New Zealand leadership long before Internal Affairs Minister Brooke van Velden declared she had lost confidence in its chief executive. Van Velden says she no longer has confidence in FENZ chief executive Kerry Gregory after discovering…