Data of how many Maori Children were both uplifted and taken overseas by entities/families/churches etc., that were not of and did not have: Maori origins/Whakapapa.
Michele made this Official Information request to Oranga Tamariki—Ministry for Children
The request was refused by Oranga Tamariki—Ministry for Children.
From: Michele
Dear Oranga Tamariki—Ministry for Children,
I would like to know - if you could supply any/all data relating to: Any Maori Children - who have been put into Oranga Tamariki/State-Care - but I would especially like for Oranga Tamariki to focus, especially on - Data of how many Maori Tamariki have been taken out of New Zealand - that were in State-Care/Foster-Care and/or by Foster Parents - NZ Churches who also operated under the then: CYFS umbrella - that WERE NOT OF & DID NOT HAVE/WERE OF: MAORI ORIGIN/HERITAGE/WHAKAPAPA
Yours faithfully,
Michele
From: OIA_Requests (OT)
IN-CONFIDENCE
Tēnā koe Michele,
Thank you for your Official Information Act request.
I am writing to clarify what time period you are wanting this data for?
Nāku noa, nā
Ministerial Support
PO Box 546, Wellington 6140
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From: Michele
Dear OIA_Requests (OT),
I would like data starting back from the Years: 1955 to 1989.
Yours sincerely,
Michele
From: OIA_Requests (OT)
IN-CONFIDENCE
Tēnā koe Michele
Thank you for your email.
I am writing to further confirm that you are after the following information:
- Data relating to the number of Māori children and young people who have been taken into care; and
- Data relating to the number of Māori children and young people who have been taken overseas, that were in state care, foster care, or in the care of non-Māori New Zealand Churches at the time.
With regards to the time period you have requested of 1955 to 1989, Oranga Tamariki only holds data that dates back to 2001.
You can find data relating to the number of tamariki Māori who have been taken care for the period F2001-F2019, broken down by Māori and non- Māori, at the following link. Please note, historical data from F2001 to F2004 should be treated with some caution due to issues with data recording associated with the introduction of CYRAS, our online case management system.
https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Doc...(a).pdf
You can also find recent data relating to the number of tamariki Māori who have been taken into care, broken down by ethnicity, at the following link, under the 'Data tables and graphs' section.
https://www.orangatamariki.govt.nz/about...
I appreciate that this is not the time period that you have requested. With the time period that we are able to provide in mind (F2001 to F2020), would you like to proceed with your Official Information Act request?
Nāku noa, nā
Ministerial Support
PO Box 546, Wellington 6140
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From: Michele
Dear OIA_Requests (OT),
Thank you for your reply - the answer is YES - I would like to proceed further with said dates requested.
Yours sincerely,
Michele
From: OIA_Requests (OT)
IN-CONFIDENCE
Tēnā koe Michele,
I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your clarified Official Information request.
We received your clarified request on 24 September 2020. We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in any event no later than 22 October 2020. being 20 working days after the day your request was received. If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will notify you of an extension of that timeframe.
If you have any queries, please contact the Ministerial Support team on [email address]
Nāku noa, nā
Ministerial Support
PO Box 546, Wellington 6140
P E: [email address]
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From: OIA_Requests (OT)
IN-CONFIDENCE
Tēnā koe Michele
Please find attached the response to your request.
Nāku noa, nā
Ministerial Support
PO Box 546, Wellington 6140
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