Oranga Tamariki-Ministry for Children
Oranga Tamariki lead New Zealand’s efforts to protect children and young people.
Its services include:
- working with children, young people and their families
- funding organisations to support communities to protect and help children
- helping young people accept responsibility for their offending and supporting them so they do not re-offend
- providing residential and care services for children who need care and protection and for young people who offend
- assessing people who wish to adopt children and reports to the Family Court on adoption applications
- helping people access information about past adoptions.
Ministers
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Hon Kelvin Davis
Minister for Children
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Hon Poto Williams
Associate Minister for Children
Manager
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Gráinne Moss
Chief Executive
Sector
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