Earlier this month Aroturuki Tamariki / the Independent Children’s Monitor released its initial monitoring report on Oranga Tamariki (OT). The report evaluates services for the
On 3 April, Parliament repealed Section 7AA of the Oranga Tamariki Act (essentially the Treaty clause within this Act). There had been much concern about
On 15 November the Social Services and Community Select Committee reported back on a bill that proposes amending the Oranga Tamariki Act, specifically deleting Section
In the last quarter we advised on the Government’s proposal to repeal Section 7AA of the Oranga Tamariki Act. (I.e. the Treaty clauses within the
Also this week – with impeccably poor political nous and timing – the Minister for Children, Karen Chhour, launched a ‘Military Style Academy Pilot’ (aka
Update on proposed changes to Oranga Tamariki legislation Last Friday the Waitangi Tribunal (Tribunal) released its final report on proposed changes to Oranga Tamariki legislation
Last month the (former) Chief Ombudsman, Peter Boshier, delivered a final report to Parliament on his overall observations around Oranga Tamariki and the concerns raised
Last week we provided an overview of briefings to incoming ministers in the economic and environmental sectors. (This series of briefings were written last November
The Ministry for Children / Oranga Tamariki scores highly in its reporting processes from a Māori policy perspective. There are two reasons for this. First,
Each year from late October onwards Government entities release their annual reports for the previous year (in this case to the year ending 30 June
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