August 03, 2023
Manako – Rawiri Waititi
He hiahia nui tō te pāti Māori ki te whakaweto i ngā ratonga pēnei i a Oranga Tamariki e noho ana e tiaki ana i ā tātou tamariki, i ā tātou mokopuna anō hoki e ai ki ngā whakaritenga a te ture. Ka mutu ko tā te Pāti Māori hiahia kia whakatūhia e rātou he manatū mā ngā mokopuna Māori.
Hei tā te kaiarahi tātakirua hei tā Rawiri Waititi kua roa nei a Oranga Tamariki, e tahae nei i te tamaiti, e tahae nei i te mokopuna, e whakararu nei i te whānau.
“He tari kāore he aroha anō ki tō tātou iwi Māori, ka aroha nei tātou ki tērā tū āhuatanga e hia ngā ripoata kua puta mai i a Oranga Tamariki e e mea ana ehara tēnā tari i te tari pai mō tātou te iwi Māori, 70% ngā tamariki kei raro i a Oranga Tamariki he Māori” – kaiarahi tātakirua o te Pāti Māori a Rāwiri Waititi.