Photo: RNZ / Dom Thomas
What is the situation for the six thousand children in state care during Covid 19 lockdown? Nine to Noon has been told some children in foster care were rapidly returned to whanau before the travel restrictions came into force last week, some to parents living in temporary housing such as motel rooms. Most children in foster care will stay where they are for the next month. But what is the situation for those children and foster families? What extra support will they get? And with extra pressure on families due to the lockdown, how will Oranga Tamariki deal with urgent notifications of possible abuse and neglect? Kathryn speaks with Janet Smart, General Manager of Caregiver Recruitment and Support for Oranga Tamariki.
