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Government agencies have been challenged to think again
about the way they deal with Maori.
New research has found families feel frustrated and let down
by present policies and practices.
Te Pumautanga o te Whanau report was launched recently in Ruatoki.
Diane Rangiaho from Ruatoki knows what its like
to be thrown in the deep end.
When her mum suffered a stroke,
Diane was passed from agency to agency.
Diane's experience...
...was one of many in a report launched in Ruatoki.
40 families and community organizations
were interviewed throughout NZ for the report
Te Pumautanga o te Whanau.
The report focuses on Maori hardship, urban and rural,
South Auckland and Tuhoe.
The new research shows Maori communities
were picking up the slack where the Government had failed.
- Our ancestors were cautious. Never trust the government,
they are two-tongued.
The report also shows how non-Maori policies
do not work with grass-roots communities.
Our dream is for Tuhoe to determine and manage our own destiny.
Speakers at the hui were adamant
that although Maori are doing it for themselves,
that does not absolve the Government from changing its ways.
Ngahuia Wade, Te Karere.