Oranga Tamariki
Oranga Tamariki: Children may not receive all health checks
A new report has found Oranga Tamariki doesn't know whether the children in care are receiving annual health and dental check ups. The report by the Independent Children's Monitor found some are being… Audio
Oranga Tamariki failing to meet standards for children in care
Oranga Tamariki is still not meeting minimum standards for children in care, according to a report by an independent watchdog.The Independent Children's Monitor, Aroturuki Tamariki says there has been… Audio
Reported assaults on children by OT more than double in 2 years
The agency said the rise was primarily due to an investigation at Christchurch's Te Oranga care and protection home. Audio
Oranga Tamariki 'systemically broken' - Lady Tureiti Moxon
A leading Māori authority is calling for the deconstruction and transformation of Oranga Tamariki in the wake of its failings in the case of murdered five-year-old boy Malachi Subecz. Audio
Oranga Tamariki 'systemically broken' - Lady Tureiti Moxon
A leading Māori authority is calling for the deconstruction and transformation of Oranga Tamariki in the wake of its failings in the case of murdered five-year-old boy Malachi Subecz. Video, Audio
Oranga Tamariki CEO avoids acknowledging state care abuse as 'systemic problem'
Oranga Tamariki has been challenged on whether abuse in state care facilities really is historic as senior officials faced the Royal Commission again.
Oranga Tamariki badly mismanaged $60m sexual abuse programme, review finds
Changes to a $60 million programme to help sexually abused children have been badly mismanaged by Oranga Tamariki, an independent review has found.
Mishandled abuse allegation further evidence of a broken system, say whānau advocates
A man accused of child abuse says it is a "lottery" whether a family gets a proper investigation by Oranga Tamariki (OT) or not.
Most youth in ram raids not in schools - Oranga Tamariki
Almost all the children involved in ram raids in recent weeks are not in school, Oranga Tamariki says.
Smash and grabs using a car have appeared to be on the rise, with police saying they are often… Video, Audio
Youth organisations pull out of $2.4m Oranga Tamariki campaign
Two youth organisations have pulled out of a $2.4m Oranga Tamariki campaign saying it verges on exploiting young people.
OT apologises for incorrect information on $4m sexual violence programme underspend
Oranga Tamariki has apologised for providing inaccurate information to RNZ about its sexual violence programmes for children.
Will the Children's Commissioner be scrapped?
The Children's Commissioner and one of her predecessors are speaking out against plans to scrap the Commissioner role and overhaul the monitoring of Oranga Tamariki. The bill would replace the… Audio
Govt repeals Oranga Tamarki's 'Subsequent Child' provision
The government has introduced legislation repealing a provision which has been found to increase trauma on children and makes it harder for parents to retain care of subsequent children.
Retiring Childrens' Commissioner - 'We must do better'
Judge Andrew Becroft retires tomorrow as Commissioner for Children after five years in the job he says he's given everything to. He says while some progress has been made, far too many tamariki… Audio
Time for reviews over - Oranga Tamariki Minister promises action
A report by the government-appointed advisory panel into Oranga Tamariki is being described as weak and not going far enough to prompt transformational change the Minister is promising to enforce.
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Ōranga Tamariki 'not fit for purpose' - review
Ōranga Tamariki has been described as not fit for purpose and needing transformative change. A Ministerial advisory panel has just released its report into the agency and made three over-arching… Audio
Oranga Tamariki apologises for keeping child in hospital 9 weeks
Oranga Tamariki has apologised for keeping a child in hospital care for nine weeks because they could not find a suitable placement.
In documents posted online by the cyber-attackers who targeted the… Audio
The Weekend Panel with Mike Williams and Lavina Good
Our panellists look at the new Princess Diana memorial statue, why the war on drugs never mentions cigarettes, the Oranga Tamarik investigation, and whether New Zealand can really afford to keep its… Audio
Run-down and downright dangerous - OT Epuni residence
Run-down and downright dangerous - that's how children and staff describe Oranga Tamariki's Epuni care and protection residence. This follows yesterday's announcement that a similar facility in… Audio
Hate speech, three waters reform, and Oranga Tamariki in question time
Questions on hate speech, assault of children in state care, and reform of water services management have been asked of Ministers at Parliament. Audio