A new report finds Oranga Tamariki is not fit for purpose - and lacks vision and strategy.
However, the same report has also been criticised for not going far enough to prompt the needed transformational change.
The government created an advisory group in January to help reform Oranga Tamariki, as part of its response to widespread criticism of the ministry's policy of removing vulnerable children from their families.
Advisory board chair Matthew Tukaki and from Lady Tureiti Moxon from the National Urban Māori Authority.
