State Care
Hate speech, three waters reform, and Oranga Tamariki in question time
Questions on hate speech, assault of children in state care, and reform of water services management have been asked of Ministers at Parliament. Audio
Hate speech, three waters reform, and Oranga Tamariki in question time
Questions on hate speech, assault of children in state care, and reform of water services management have been asked of Ministers at Parliament.
AudioOranga Tamariki bosses at Waitangi Tribunal
Oranga Tamariki's bosses are fronting up to the Waitangi Tribunal today. The tribunal's urgent inquiry into Oranga Tamariki, which in part seeks to find out why Māori are dispropotionately taken into… Audio
Māori babies more likely to end up in state care - report
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
Alternatives to state care
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
A boy called Piano
Right now the Government Royal Commission of Inquiry into the terrible abuse of children in state care is trying to restore the faith of the surviving victims. This week one of them is sharing his… Audio
Babies in Oranga Tamariki care - safe or seized?
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
Family desperate to leave freezing HNZ home
As the deadline closes in for the government's Healthy Homes standards, families living in state homes say more than extra insulation is needed to keep their children warm and healthy. Nita… Video, Audio
Police search for girl who says she was abused in state care
Police are hunting for a 13-year-old girl who has gone into hiding from Oranga Tamaraki, alleging she's been abused in state care and wants to be with her whānau. Audio
Royal Commission will hold mirror up to NZ – inquiry chair
The Royal Commission of Inquiry into abuse in state care might take years, but its chair says it will do everything in its power to uncover New Zealand's "dark history". Chair Anand Satyanand held the… Audio
Royal Commission of Inquiry staff member referred to police
A survivor of physical and sexual abuse says he's frustrated that the abuse inquiry could get side-tracked as it investigates a staff member. The Royal Commission of Inquiry says the allegations… Audio
Kaupapa-Māori approach urged for Māori kids in state care
Māori academics are urging the government to adopt long-standing kaupapa-Māori approaches to keep Māori children out of state care. Te Aniwa Hurihanganui asks an expert what it means.
'Keep away from our families': Outrage over state care increase in Porirua
People in Porirua want Oranga Tamariki to keep its hands off local children after a sharp rise in the number who have been taken into state care.
Taylor on state care: 'Many good memories, all of leaving the place'
Opinion - The next forum for New Zealand's newly-freed, self-styled jailhouse lawyer, Arthur Taylor, will likely be a royal commission, writes David Cohen. Video
Children in state care fragile after ‘trauma upon trauma’
The system is failing children in state care who are traumatised by their experiences and with mental health issues, a psychiatrist and social worker say. They tell Indira Stewart a lot of children… Video, Audio
Why state care abuse inquiry doesn't go far enough - lawyer
Human rights lawyer Sonja Cooper says while the government's inquiry into abuse in state care, now to include faith-based organisations, doesn't go far enough. She spoke to Lisa Owen about why it… Video, Audio
Renee Porter: speaking up for those in care
Renee Porter is the Chair of VOYCE Whakarongo Mai, the Voice of the Young and Care Experienced, an advocacy group for children in care. This weekend she has delivered a speech at an international… Audio
Tracey McIntosh: investing in state care not state prisons
Professor Tracey McIntosh says many inmates, particularly women, are going straight from state care to state prisons. Her research on incarceration of mainly Maori has shown a distinct pattern of… Audio
'The tea or coffee was drugged' - state care abuse victim
A New Zealand man who was abused while in state care in Australia has been told he is unable to get up to $150,000 in compensation after being deported. The man, who RNZ is only identifying as John… Audio
More children in state care as caregivers struggle continues
There are now more than 6000 children in state care - an all time record high. Oranga Tamariki - the ministry that replaced Child, Youth and Family a year ago - is struggling to recruit enough… Audio
