Oranga Tamariki

Three Minutes Max on a Sunday morning, short, sharp opinions from New Zealanders about issues that concern them, and sometimes all of us. Here's Tommy Kapai Wilson on the unfair treatment of Oranga… Audio

A man whose mokopuna was taken by Oranga Tamariki in 2017 says new figures showing the continued disparity of Māori taken into state care is the last straw, and the ministry must go.

The Children's… Audio

The Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in State Care, and controversy surrounding some Oranga Tamariki uplift cases has brought this country's record on protecting children this year, once… Video, Audio

Oranga Tamariki has announced its findings of an internal inquiry into its contoversial attempt to uplift a newborn baby from its teenage mother in Hawke's Bay.  Audio

Oranga Tamariki has apologised for how it handled trying to uplift a six-day-old baby from his mother in the Hawke's Bay in May. It was a highly publicised case and Oranga Tamariki's CEO says its… Audio

Oranga Tamariki workers have been physically and verbally attacked, and since the controversy over the removal of babies in OT care, they say the abuse has increased.  Audio

Three minutes max: succinct opinions from New Zealanders about anything at all. Here's Tommy Kapai Wilson. Audio

The family home should no longer be treated automatically as relationship property to be split 50-50 in the event of a break-up. That's the view of the Law Commission which has released its final… Video, Audio

Are too many Māori babies being taken into care? Māori news correspondent, Leigh Marama McLachlan  investigates whether Oranga Tamariki is getting the balance right between keeping children safe and… Audio

Māori say their anger over uplifted children is greater than the foreshore and seabed issue, and Oranga Tamariki can not continue this way. Audio

Whanaungatanga, whakapapa and whānau - the solutions that have always been with us, but are largely ignored. Laura O'Connell-Rapira reflects on an historic hui held in Auckland over the weekend to… Audio

From today Oranga Tamariki takes on a host of new responsibilities and requirements for an ever increasing number of children. Young people can now stay in state care till age 21 with transition… Audio

Short, succinct opinions from New Zealanders on subjects of their choice. Tommy Wilson from the Te Tuinga Whanau Suport Services Trust on the issue of babies being uplifted from their mothers and why… Audio