A Taranaki iwi leader has heavily criticised upcoming changes to the region’s coronial services, citing the negative impact it could have on Māori tikanga connected to the dead. A new set of contracts, which are in the process of being finalised by Ministry of Justice (MOJ) and come into effect on September 1, will see Taranaki people in need of post-mortems … Continue reading Taranaki iwi leader critical of changes to region’s coronial services