Kim Mcbreen

Guest writer

Kim McBreen is from Waitaha, Kāti Mamoe, Ngāi Tahu, and also Pākehā. She lives with her partner and daughter on a quarter acre section with two cats, lots of fruit trees, and close enough to hear the ocean on a stormy evening. She is a kaimahi at Te Wānanga o Raukawa. You can read more of her writing at her blog He Hōaka.

A kid in park playing with paper pinwheel .

Racial justice meets the child welfare system: why Hands Off Our Tamariki is a movement for change

Key regulations aimed at preserving children's connections to their whakapapa and culture are set to be dropped as part of a major shake up of New Zealand's child welfare system. Kim McBreen explains why that's terrible news for our most vulnerable Māori children.

By Kim Mcbreen | 5th November, 2016