New Zealand Human Rights Commission backs overhaul of care for at-risk Māori children
Commissioner Meng Foon calls for end to ‘systemic bias’ against Māori in justice, health and education
The Human Rights Commission has thrown its support behind calls by the Children’s Commissioner for urgent action to keep at-risk Māori children with their wider whanau or family.
Speaking on behalf of the Human Rights Commission, the race relations commissioner, Meng Foon, said he backed the approach, saying it would uphold indigenous rights of Māori through self-determination.