5:15 pm today

More than 200 travelled to Parliament in opposing repeal of Section 7AA

From Checkpoint, 5:15 pm today

More than 200 people travelled to Parliament today in support of Ngapuhi opposition to the repeal of Section 7AA of the Oranga Tamariki Act. It comes as a select committee meets to hear submissions on the removal of the legislation, which legally binds Oranga Tamariki to improve and report on outcomes for Maori in care, RNZ Maori News Correspondent Tuwhenuroa Natanahira reports