New Zealand child welfare head resigns after furore over Maori family separations

Gráinne Moss had been under pressure after reports into systemic bias at Oranga Tamariki

The embattled chief executive of Oranga Tamariki has stepped down, saying the focus of the story has become about her, rather than the well-being of New Zealand’s most vulnerable children.

Gráinne Moss’s resignation follows growing concern about the uplift of Māori babies, and the high number of Māori children in care – they account for 65% of kids in state care though Māori comprise just 16.5% of the country’s population.

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