March 12, 2024
Ngāhiwi Tōmoana | He oranga anō mō ā tātau tamariki mokopuna
Ko Te Pūkāea o te Waiora te waekanaetanga i tau ki waenga i te Tohu o te ora o Ngāti Awa, te Rōpū ā-iwi i te Waiariki a Alliance, me Oranga Tamariki, ko tāna he kaupare i te tokomaha o o rātou mokopuna e riro ana i te tari kāwanatanga.
Ko te heamana o mua o Ngāti Kahungunu iwi, a Ngāhiwi Tomoana, tētahi o ngā kaiurungi i te whakatūnga o te ture e kite ai ngā tamariki e noho ana ki ā rātou iwi, i mua i tā rātou haere ki Oranga Tamariki.
Hei tā Tomoana, he mea nui ki a ia kia whakatūhia ngā momo waekanaetanga ki ngā iwi katoa o te motu. “ko tēnei he kaupapa o Ngāti Kahungunu e hiahia ana mātau ki te tohatoha ēnei momo rautaki me ēnei momo mahere ki ngā iwi katoa. Ahakoa te tauira kāore i tutuki pai tōna mutunga tōna taumata e pakari tonu ēnei momo mahi kei te toro atu ki ētahi atu iwi anō hoki kia tohatoha ki a mātau anō hoki tō rātau rautaki mahere e pā ana ki tēnei take anō hoki.”