April 16, 2024
Jean Te Huia I Māori Midwife
After a three-year legal fight, Newsroom has overturned a High Court injunction on coverage of a reverse uplift case.
At the time, former Minister for Children Kelvin Davis requested an urgent briefing from Oranga Tamariki on a ‘heartbreaking and disturbing’ Newsroom investigation showing the agency uplifting four Māori children from their permanent foster home.
Jean Te Huia, who was involved in the article, talks to Dale about the process of reverse uplifts, the effect it can have on the tamariki and whānau involved and the media’s involvement in telling these stories.