Boot camps could cost $100,000 per teen
The Oranga Tamariki-run pilot starts at the end of the month,
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Gisborne letters on Oranga Tamariki Section 7AA, trust grants, Trump shooting
OPINION: Gisborne Herald readers give their views on the Ministry for Children and more.
Man who hurled items during parliamentary protest had 20 foster homes as a child
Now a judge has praised his efforts to comply with his sentence as 'extraordinary'.
Letters: Ardern era was never going to last
OPINION: 'New Zealanders are by and large a conservative bunch.'
'Inadequate, flawed' safety and protection before injured toddler killed by father
Coroner criticises child welfare agency for 'flawed' abuse response.
Oranga Tamariki doesn't know how many kids it has records for
It held about 1.8 million physical files, but many files had multiple documents in them.
Editorial: Oranga Tamariki boss must have missed memo on handling leaks and staff morale
OPINION: Chappie Te Kani slams staff leaks as his organisation lets hundreds go.
Man killed toddler after being bailed to boy's home following ‘deficient’ OT report
The judge let him move in based on the findings of a ‘deficient’ Oranga Tamariki report.
Oranga Tamariki pulls back from scrapping record-keeping jobs
OT amends the restructuring and retains a 'separate information management function'.
Public sector cuts: Job cuts finalised at Oranga Tamariki, MSD and ACC
Final decisions announced at Oranga Tamariki, MSD and ACC today.
Karen Chhour, Oranga Tamariki quizzed over public sector job cuts
Minister guarantees there will be no impact on frontline services.
Into the arms of her killer: Was OT too quick to place a 19-month-old in a new region?
'She could have stayed with us as long as required ... I can't help thinking, What if?'
'I was trying to save him': Young dad admits unintentionally injuring baby who later died
Baby Mustafa Ali, 10 months old, died on Saturday.
Te Kūiti baby boy was ‘the joy of the house’
Te Kūiti Muslim community grieving after death of baby Mustafa Ali.
What it’s like to be young and living on the street in Auckland
From sleeping on a playground slide aged 13 to developing PTSD.
Oranga Tamariki spends more than $800k on contractors, consultants on plan to axe 447 jobs
Minister for Children Karen Chhour is defending the spend-up.
Heather du Plessis-Allan: Te Pāti Māori's ridiculous behaviour towards Karen Chhour
OPINION: There's a deeply troubling idea at the heart of TPM's comments.
Oranga Tamariki: Bill repealing section of act passes first reading in Parliament
The pledge to repeal the section was part of Act’s coalition agreement with National.
Christopher Luxon, David Seymour respond to latest ruling on Waitangi Tribunal summons
The Government is weighing up whether to appeal a ruling that a minister can be summoned.
Luxon loses bet, dons Highlanders jersey for ZB interview
The Prime Minister lost a bet with Hosking's producer.
Hundreds of Auckland young offenders escaping custody - and the document OT didn’t want you to see
Half of Auckland young offenders fled community homes, Herald inquiries reveal.
Urgent appeal in Waitangi Tribunal summons case heard by senior court
Children's Minister gave a letter to the tribunal but claimants say she needs to appear.
Claimants want Children’s Minister to front up kanohi ki te kanohi (face to face)
High Court decision to set aside summons issued by Tribunal will be appealed.
Appeal lodged in fight to get Children’s Minister before Waitangi Tribunal
Kīngitanga, Tainui and Māori Women’s Welfare League have given "words of support" - lawyer
High Court sets aside Waitangi Tribunal’s summons of Children’s Minister
Justice Andru Isac grants the judicial review and says minister doesn't have to appear.
Oranga Tamariki left with no lawyers in Gisborne or Southland
The ministry's lawyers work with vulnerable children across the country.
High Court reserves decision on Waitangi Tribunal summons
The Crown has called the situation unorthodox and unprecedented.
'Fattening the profits': Oranga Tamariki calls in consultants to help with job cuts
The agency is looking at cutting 447 net roles in its change proposal.
Audrey Young: Minister for Children v Waitangi Tribunal - the players and the issues
OPINION: Crown Law has pulled out its big guns to challenge the Tribunal summons.
Govt promises to reinvest public sector cost savings in ‘critical front-line services'
It comes as a number of agencies are cutting jobs in their search for savings.
‘Stab in the back’: Abuse survivor decries plan to axe Oranga Tamariki Treaty commitments
The Govt is being accused of turning its back on Māori survivors of abuse in state care.
Why is the Govt slashing thousands of public sector jobs - and how will it affect Wellington?
ANALYSIS: The Government's cuts will hurt, but their wider impact might be muted.
Class warfare: Education Ministry cuts 'strike at heart', Govt promises to reinvest
More than 1000 roles are set to be axed from the two agencies alone.
'Savage cuts': Ministry of Education and Oranga Tamariki look to slash 1000 jobs
The PSA has called it a 'brutal day' for the public sector.