The frontline of child protection is failing; missing statistics are just one symptom
November 7, 2023
OPINION: In May 2016, the then-government approved the creation of a new, stand-alone agency to provide a single point of accountability for services for vulnerable children and young people – Oranga Tamariki.Seven years later, despite numerous reviews and previous electio...
Urgent action needed to fix Oranga Tamariki
November 10, 2022
This month marks a year since the tragic and preventable death of five-year-old Malachi Subecz from Te Puna. In the six months after his death, six more children died of suspected neglect and abuse, and a total of eight children have died so far this year. Behind that statis...
