The Children's Ministry is looking to slash spending by 6.5 per cent.

OPINION: An already tense relationship just got a whole lot worse.

Education and Oranga Tamariki staff wait to learn next week if they have lost their jobs.

Coalition hears from number of ministries about possible implications of making change.

A barrister is calling for the commune to be shut down, claiming it enables abuse.

The teen was on a programme for troubled youth when he killed Adrian Humphreys.

Oranga Tamariki will not say how long it has been involved with the family.

Iwi hopes a tikanga-led support centre will reduce Oranga Tamariki uplifts

Placing in-need Māori children within their extended family or iwi no longer necessary.

One youth was held for five years longer than his parent had agreed to in respite care.

Ana Ransfield received the worst call possible - eight hours too late.

The ministry’s Safety in Care report shows 9 per cent of children in its care were harmed.

Silongo Mafi, 3 months old, died while sharing a bed with his mother.

Haami Hanara, who was neglected and abused, knifed a man to death when he was 14.

Despite youth crime fears, the stats tell a very different story within a generation.

Oranga Tamariki have revealed the meals that helped coaxed youths off the roof.

Benny Haerewa served 12 years for killing his partner's son in Hawke's Bay in 1999.

The injured boy is likely to experience significant health and developmental issues.

His conditions were varied after CYFs said it had no safety concerns about him.

The relative alleged Baby Ru was 'in danger', and suggested he be uplifted 'asap'.

Ripeka Ormsby was the 'quiet hero' behind significant child welfare reforms.

Oranga Tamariki has apologised and offered the mother a payment of $4500.

Of 46 complaints since June, 28 have been referred to police.