This despite the number of Māori children being removed from families and into state care. A Māori child had a one in 14 chance of being removed from their parents, while for Pākeha children it was one in 50. "This is alarming, and it suggests Māori families are at greater risk of having their children removed," Wilson says. ROSS GIBLIN/STUFF Children's Commissioner Andrew Becroft says Māori children are not being well served by the system. Children's Commissioner Andrew Becroft says the study proved yet again the need to do better for Māori children.

Source: Stuff July 18, 2019 19:52 UTC