Glenis Philip Barbara
Morning Report Essentials for Thursday 17 July 2025
In today's episode, figures provided in a just released study show since 2008 there have been an average of 36,500 symptomatic cases of campylobacter each year, 535 people on average are hospitalized… Audio
Three sites picked for potential Erebus memorial in Christchurch
The Ministry of Culture and Heritage is seeking feedback from families of the Erebus disaster about potential sites for a memorial in Christchurch. Ministry of Culture and Heritage senior officer… Audio
No national memorial to Erebus victims, 45 years later
Almost 45 years after the Erebus plane crash there's still no national memorial to the victims, with multiple sites refusing to host it. The Air NZ scenic flight over Antarctica crashed into the side… Audio
Law-breaking rangatahi need more help and support - not punishment - for rehabilitation
The solution to stop young people creating headlines with so-called ram raids is not tougher punishment, according to the office of the children's commissioner. It says that risks perpetuating the… Audio
Korowai Maanaki failing at basic security - Children's Commission
There are still security problems at a youth justice residence in Auckland where two young people escaped through a window and went on the run last year.
The Office of the Children's Commissioner has… Audio
Internal review finds Oranga Tamariki wrongfully decided not to investigate abuse claims
Oranga Tamariki got it wrong when it decided not to investigate nine out of 14 reports of possible abuse or neglect.
An internal review found shortfalls in the way these cases were initially accessed… Audio
Oranga Tamariki told to do better on investigations
Oranga Tamariki is being told it must do better when it makes decisions about whether or not to investigate possible cases of abuse or neglect.
The Independent Children's Monitor has raised concerns… Audio
Prisoners handcuffed before and after birth, reports Children's Commissioner
The Children's Commission is concerned some women prisoners are being put in handcuffs before and after giving birth. The Department of Corrections Prison Operations Manual says 'no mechanical… Audio
Oranga Tamariki at a crossroads
What is the future for Oranga Tamariki? The ministry charged with caring for vulnerable children is again at a major cross-roads with the departure last month of the Chief Executive Grainne Moss. The… Audio
Young people escaping from OT homes sign of 'unmet needs'
The escapes of a hundred young people from Oranga Tamariki-run secure residences in the past five years is being called a sign that their needs are not being met. The absconding is from the Care and… Audio
Children's Commission calls for end to children's residences
The Children's Commissioner is calling for the eventual abolition of the country's large care and protection residences.
A Human Rights Commission report has found children, young people and women,… Audio
Children's Commisioner wants Oranga Tamariki powers transferred to Māori
The Children's Commissioner wants Oranga Tamariki's powers transferred to iwi and hapū, saying the current system does not serve Māori.
That is one of the key recommendations from the second part of… Audio
Advocating for tamariki
The country's first Assistant Māori Commissioner for Children Glenis Philip-Barbara talks with Kathryn Ryan about her dreams for tamariki Māori.
Ms Philip-Barbara was appointed to the newly created… Audio
First Assistant Māori Commissioner for Children appointed
The first Assistant Māori Commissioner for Children has been appointed.
Glenis Philip-Barbara, no Ngāti Porou me Ngati Uepōhatu, says the role acknowledges Te Tiriti in practice and is committed to… Audio
No bull: how a 16th-century Pope complicated the life of a Māori child every time she started in a new school
Dayle Takitimu and Glenis Philip-Barbara discuss colonisation and doctrine of discovery. Alex Perrottet is in the chair. Audio
Preparations ramp up in Gisborne for Tuia 250
Preparations in Gisborne are ramping up ahead of the Tuia 250 commemorations, as the East Coast region confronts its fraught colonial history. 10-thousand people are expected to converge on the city… Audio
Number of te reo Maori speakers declines in Census
Census data reveals the Maori population is growing and increasingly educated, but the number of te reo Maori speakers has continued to fall. The number of Maori speakers has been declining for almost… Audio
