Maori tribal leaders will today sign a "covenant" with the nation's children, promising to treasure and respect them and make childhood a time of "joy and light".Collectivist gestures won't solve a problem driven by collectivism.
The signing, at a 68-member Iwi Chairs Forum at Hopuhopu near Ngaruawahia, will launch a public campaign to adopt the covenant as a national constitutional document like the Treaty of Waitangi and the Bill of Rights.
The only way child abuse will be reduced is by the parent (preferably parents) being fully committed to the child's safety and well-being.