Oranga Tamariki
Oranga Tamariki takes new steps to recruit social workers
Oranga Tamariki ushers in a name change and 200 new workers. Reporter Laura Tupou talks to some of the newest recruits. Audio
Troubled teen wrongfully detained, court rules
A troubled 16-year-old boy who lived in multiple care homes was wrongfully detained in a youth justice facility, the Court of Appeal has found.
Child, Youth and Family blind to Moko warning signs
Three-year-old Moko Rangitoheriri was subjected to a prolonged and painful death by the very people who were meant to care for him.
CYFs was blind to warning signs over danger Moko was in
Oranga Tamariki's predecessor Child Youth and Family filed an urgent report to visit Moko Rangitoheriri within a week, but it never did. Ten days later he was dead. Audio
State care children get helping hand at awards ceremony
Twenty young people in state care were given a helping hand to pursue their dreams at a ceremony in Wellington yesterday. The William Wallace awards celebrate people in the care of the Ministry for… Audio
Harm suffered by children in care revealed
A report released today by the shows 12 percent of children in state care have suffered harm. Audio
Children sleeping on floors, sharing toothbrushes, towels
Children's Charity KidsCan has partnered with the Ministry for Vulnerable Children, Oranga Tamariki, for a six month pilot to target children living in severe hardship in Hamilton. Video, Audio
Boy, 13, spent night in cells with adults
The boy was held in police cells overnight before being transferred to court where hours later the charges were withdrawn.
Family distraught at removal of newborn
The spokeswoman for a family whose five-day old baby was taken away from them at North Shore Hospital on Friday says the parents are distraught. Social workers took the baby because the couple's other… Audio
Social work 'not just a job'
A baby girl with broken bones who barely survived her injuries is an extreme case of child abuse, but not an unusual one, social workers say. Audio
A day in the life of an Oranga Tamariki social worker
Today is National Social Worker Day and RNZ News reporter Laura Tupou went to South Auckland to see what frontline Oranga Tamariki workers are dealing with. Audio
Oranga Tamariki needed extra $22m to set up
The government underestimated the cost of setting up its flagship agency for at-risk children by tens of millions.
Oranga Tamariki set up costs underestimated by $22 million
The Government underestimated the cost of setting up its flagship agency Oranga Tamariki by more than twenty million dollars. Official documents show the agency thought it could save money by not… Audio
Social workers quit ahead of Oranga Tamariki launch
Child, Youth and Family had an exodus of senior social workers in the months leading up to the launch of its replacement Oranga Tamariki, documents show.
Ministry investigating child 'found by cleaners'
It is unacceptable that a teenager was forgotten at an Auckland government office and found by cleaners after hours, Children's Minister Anne Tolley says.
Child protection and why we must understand parent anger too
We often hear about improving the experience of young people in child protection services, and rightly so, but what of the experience of parents? University of Canterbury's Dr Anne Scott is principal… Audio
Family separated for 22 months reunites at last
A Wairarapa couple who won a two-year fight to get their children back weren't told for weeks because the court lost the judge's ruling. Audio
'No evidence' govt responsible for forced adoption - Tolley
The Minister for Children is standing by a decision not to hold an inquiry into forced adoption during the 1950s to 1980s.
Support for foster parents 'woeful', says foster mum
A foster mother is urging the government to address problems that caregivers say have been lingering for years. Audio
Govt's chief social worker unregistered with board
After the government proposed requiring all social workers to be registered, it has emerged the country's senior social worker is one of those not on the list. Audio