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Acting Secretary for Children and Chief Executive of Oranga Tamariki
Sir Wira Gardiner has now officially stepped into the role of acting Secretary for Children and Chief Executive of Oranga Tamariki – Ministry for Children. Over the next six months, Sir Wira and the Leadership Team will continue to focus on transforming the care and...
Deputy Chief Executive Partnering for Outcomes
We would like to let you know that Celia Patrick, our Deputy Chief Executive Partnering for Outcomes, is departing Oranga Tamariki at the end of April. Celia has been with Oranga Tamariki for nearly four years, and has played a critical role leading Partnering for...
Strategic Partnership for whānau in Te Hiku o Te Ika
On Friday 26 February, we were proud to sign a Strategic Partnership Agreement with Te Kahu Oranga Whānau – a collective of iwi and Māori organisations in Te Hiku o Te Ika (The Far North). This includes Waitomo Papakainga Development Trust, Te Whare Ruruhau O Meri, Te...
Tiaki Tamariki: Whakamana Whānau Programme
Regional workshop series on improving outcomes for tamariki Māori - some places still available in Tauranga and New Plymouth. The Tiaki Tamariki Whakamana Whānau programme is a series of one-day interactive workshops that will help you enhance your...
Improvements to the Supported Bail service
Recent changes to the youth justice system, including raising the youth justice age to include more 17-year-olds, as well as concerns about a rise in bail condition breaches, mean that we are looking at how we can improve the Supported Bail service. A number of areas...
Māori mothers describe child welfare system as dangerous and brutal in new report
Section 7AA Quality Assurance Standards
Govt supports more social workers
A surge in the number of registered social workers will contribute to improving the wellbeing of New Zealanders and their families, Minister of Social Development Carmel Sepuloni said on New Zealand Social Workers’ Day. “New Zealand now has 8100 registered social...
Families Package helps over 1 million New Zealanders in first year
1 million New Zealanders warmed by the Winter Energy Payment 36,000 families bank the Best Start Payment in first year 6,000 more families received the Family Tax Credit, 220,600 in total They receive an increase too – from an average of $117 to $157 a week for...
Bill to refresh superannuation system passes first reading
Social Development Minister Carmel Sepuloni has welcomed the first reading of the New Zealand Superannuation and Veteran’s Pension Legislation Amendment Bill. “Every New Zealander has a stake in New Zealand Superannuation and Veteran’s Pension,” says Carmel...
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