The Government’s move to limit the role of Whaikaha is a major setback for disabled people. 

The Government’s decision not to implement eight of the 44 recommendations of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the March 15th attacks is an affront to those affected by this atrocity and communities at risk of hate crimes.

The Minister for Children Karen Chhour’s pledge that cuts to Oranga Tamariki would not impact frontline services has been broken.

The Government must do all it can to bring abuse in care to an end following the release of the independent inquiry. 

Today’s justification from the Minister for Children for scrapping protections for our tamariki was either a case of ignorance or deliberate deception.