Children s Minister Kelvin Davis visits Whanganui Oranga Tamariki staff
15 Apr, 2021 05:00 PM
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Children s Minister Kelvin Davis was in Whanganui on Thursday, visiting local staff tasked with the delivery of Oranga Tamariki services in the region. Photo / File
Children s Minister Kelvin Davis was in Whanganui on Thursday, visiting local staff tasked with the delivery of Oranga Tamariki services in the region. Photo / File
Minister for Children Kelvin Davis was in Whanganui on Thursday, visiting local Oranga Tamariki staff tasked with ensuring the care of some of the district s most vulnerable children. The Whanganui area, which includes Waverley, Bulls, Marton, Waiouru and Raetihi, is currently home to 120 tamariki (children) in care, with the crown agency dealing with a total of 378 young people across the region.
April 13, 2021 08:30:24 am
New Zealand announced a unique new youth justice residence on Sunday. The residence, called Whakatakapokai, has been designed by both the iwi Waikato-Tainui and the government. Whakatakapokai aims to support rangatahi (young persons) and reduce recidivism rates among rangatahi.
Minister for Children Kelvin Davis stated that Whakatakapokai will “provide prevention, healing, and rehabilitation services for both young people and their whānau.” Whakatakapokai has the capacity to provide such services to 15 rangatahi. Services will predominantly be available for rangatahi sentenced or remanded by the Youth Court, a specialized division of the District Court dealing with serious offenses excluding homicide. Most persons tried in the Youth Court are aged between 14 and 17, but persons aged 12-17 can appear before the Youth Court given the youth justice age was raised to 18 in 2018. In some circumstances, Whakatakapokai will also provide services for persons
Oranga Tamariki and Rotorua iwi appoint specialist Māori role
26 Feb, 2021 10:30 PM
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Minister for Children Kelvin Davis was in Rotorua yesterday. Photo / Andrew Warner
Oranga Tamariki has appointed its sixth and final specialist Māori role for the Bay of Plenty, which will begin next week.
Bay of Plenty regional manager Tasi Malu and the region s senior adviser Bridget Chugg said the position was part of addressing a culture shift in the region, which they highlighted as one of the agency s key priorities.
The specialist Māori role began as a pilot and was now being rolled out nationally. The role s title Kairaranga ā-whānau translates to a person who is a weaver of family connections.
The appointment of an advisory board for Oranga Tamariki is welcome and should be a step toward a total transformation of the care and protection system to a by Māori, for Māori approach, Children’s Commissioner Andrew Becroft said today
The appointment of an advisory board for Oranga Tamariki is welcome and should be a step toward a total transformation of the care and protection system to a by MÄori, for MÄori approach, Childrenâs Commissioner Andrew Becroft said today.
Minister for Children Kelvin Davis today announced a four person advisory board to provide advice and assurance as the government commits to fixing the child care and protection system.
âThe child rescue model that Oranga Tamariki has inherited doesnât work and has led to too many pÄpi and tamariki being separated from their whanau, their identity and their culture,â Commissioner Becroft says.