10 May 2019

Oranga Tamariki's actions 'bullying, racist' - midwife

From Morning Report, 7:13 am on 10 May 2019

Oranga Tamariki is being accused of bullying and racism by the Maori midwife who fought to keep a young mother from having her baby taken away. A 19-year-old mother was ordered by the Family Court to sign over custody of her new born baby to the ministry because of a a history of family violence. This led to a stand-off at Hawkes Bay hospital on Tuesday, where the building was put into lockdown while social workers and the police tried to take the newborn.