Children
Ian White: being a Big Buddy to a boy who needs one
In his day job Ian White is the general manager of a cyber-security company, dealing with issues of hacking and ransomware, but in his spare time he has another important role: as 'big buddy' to a… Audio
Oranga Tamariki Minister 'doesn't know what's going on' - Smale
A delayed report into Oranga Tamariki that has not yet been delivered to the Minister already has a vote of no confidence from one leading advocate.
Aaron Smale says revelations of alleged abuse at… Video, Audio
Te Oranga facility visitor recalls children being 'distressed, yelling'
A woman who regularly visited an Oranga Tamariki facility that is being shut down says she feared her own young relative was being abused by staff. Audio
Report finds healthcare barriers for Māori and pacific kids
New research has highlighted the serious barriers faced by Māori and Pasifika children when trying to access primary healthcare.
The report was based on an analysis of the University of Auckland's… Audio
Te Oranga video: Advocate on Christchurch facility closure
Oranga Tamariki has temporarily closed its Christchurch care and protection unit after a video was leaked.
The video shows a young person being surrounded by staff, tackled, restrained and held in a… Audio
Te Oranga video: Advocate on situation at care facilities
Oranga Tamariki has temporarily closed a care facility after video emerged of a child put in a headlock.
The ministry says the Te Oranga facility has been closed while an investigation takes place… Audio
Woman fears young relative abused at Oranga Tamariki unit
A woman who often visited the Christchurch Oranga Tamariki unit Te Oranga says she feared for her young relative's wellbeing.
Te Oranga is being closed while an investigation is carried out into… Audio
Woman says she feared relative was being abused at OT facility
A woman who regularly visited a Oranga Tamariki facility that is being shut down says she feared her own young relative was being abused by staff.
The facility in Christchurch, Te Oranga, is being… Audio
The torture of living through abuse and surviving it
No one has ever been held to account for the decades of abuse and torture suffered by children at the Lake Alice psychiatric unit. Now, survivors have told their stories. Audio
The torture of living through abuse and surviving it
No one has ever been held to account for the decades of abuse and torture suffered by children at the Lake Alice psychiatric unit. Now, survivors have told their stories.
AudioMatthew Tukaki responds to Oranga Tamariki facility closure
Oranga Tamariki is closing its Christchurch youth facility, pending an investigation into the alleged assault of a child.
A total of 60 staff have either been stood down or will be sent home on full… Video, Audio
'You can't heal if people keep beating you up' - Oranga Tamariki facility closure welcomed
A senior Māori community leader says Oranga Tamariki is failing children and creating more issues than it is solving.
The agency is under investigation after video emerged of a child being physically… Video, Audio
Closing Oranga Tamariki facility safest for children - acting CEO
Oranga Tamariki is shutting up its Christchurch secure facility after a video leaked this week showing a child there being tackled, restrained and held in a headlock.
A total of 60 staff have either… Audio
Oranga Tamariki to shut facility in leaked video of child assault
The Oranga Tamariki facility at the centre of child abuse allegations is being temporarily closed, and all staff there are being placed on leave.
Oranga Tamariki video leak: Call for independent complaints body for staff
Amnesty International says footage of Oranga Tamariki staff assaulting a young teen appears to amount to excessive use of force. Audio
Social workers too scared to speak up - Associaton
The chief executive of the Association of Social Workers says people are too scared to speak out about abuses within Oranga Tamariki.
A video leaked by a whistleblower showing a young person in the… Audio
Young people in care not getting good enough education - ERO
The Education Review Office says children and young people living in Oranga Tamariki residential care are not getting a good enough education.
ERO has consistently found that the education these… Audio
Babies cared for in playroom after hospital runs out of beds
Sick babies are being cared for in a playroom at Middlemore Hospital because it has run out of space in the regular wards.
Bed numbers have been slashed for both babies and older children because… Audio
Amnesty International not pleased with Oranga Tamariki footage
Amnesty International says footage of Oranga Tamariki staff tackling and restraining a young teen at one of its care facilities appears to amount to excessive use of force.
It says similar problems… Audio
Govt demands answers over violence in Oranga Tamariki video
The government is demanding answers after a video showing a boy being tackled and put into a headlock at an Oranga Tamariki care facility was leaked to media.
Newsroom.co.nz published footage taken… Video, Audio
