News
News, stories, and updates about Oranga Tamariki and our partners.
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‘Mark of excellence’ – Award nominations open now
Hear from Chief Social Worker Peter Whitcombe about the 2022 Prime Minister’s Oranga Tamariki Awards.
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Adoption law reform engagement opens
The public are being asked to have their say on options for reform of Aotearoa New Zealand’s adoption laws.
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Awards support Oliver’s photography dream
Oliver Stewart, 2021 Prime Minister’s Oranga Tamariki Award recipient and aspiring photographer, wants to use his experiences to help others.
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Supporting a response to family violence
As part of the Joint Venture, Oranga Tamariki has welcomed two new workforce capability frameworks to support responses to family violence.
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Report shows complexity of tamariki interacting with Oranga Tamariki
This analysis is focused on children at different stages of interaction with Oranga Tamariki, and explores the complexities of their families. It looks at the child’s environment, their siblings, parents, and wider family.
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Wellington couple reflect on 21 years of caregiving
After 21 years of looking after newborn babies, Wellington caregiving couple Raewyn and Ian McLaren put away the bassinets and bibs for good this month.
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Pilot raises awareness of harmful sexual behaviour
Oranga Tamariki has partnered with Te Rūnanga o Waihao and Te Rūnanga Arowhenua, the Ministry of Education and STOP, a Christchurch-based non-government organisation, to deliver a pilot raising the awareness of concerning harmful sexual behaviour.
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Respite camps supporting whanaungatanga
It is a priority to enable siblings to be in care arrangements together; however, this is not always possible. If siblings can’t be living together, it is really important to ensure that they have opportunities to at least regularly spend time with each o…
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Gaining cultural awareness studying at Te Wananga o Aotearoa
Social Work Supervisor Cathy Gorme is excited about what studying at Te Wananga o Aotearoa means for herself and Oranga Tamariki.
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Celebrating caregiving whānau this Caregiver Awareness Week
This week is Caregiver Awareness Week, and Oranga Tamariki Chief Executive Chappie Te Kani is asking New Zealanders to join him in thanking caregiving whānau across Aotearoa.
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Mana Tamariki, why it’s been a success - Aaron Matchitt
Social Worker, Aaron Matchitt, is part of the Mana Tamariki team, who work with whānau, to support them to achieve their goals, using intensive wraparound support.
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PMOT Award boosts Open Home Foundation mahi
Open Home Foundation social worker, Gail Hessey, was so excited when she received news that her nominee was the recipient of a 2021 Prime Minister’s Oranga Tamariki Award that she couldn’t sit still.
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PMOT Awards: seeing the potential
Te Waiariki Purea Trust in Rotorua had the joy of celebrating a young person who received a Prime Minister’s Oranga Tamariki Award late last year.
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Big aspirations for spoken word poet
A spoken word poet and fluent te reo Māori speaker says she was ‘blown away’ by news that she won a Prime Minister’s Oranga Tamariki Award.
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Puāwai programme helping caregiving whānau navigate trauma
A programme developed to help caregivers support tamariki who have experienced trauma is making a big difference to the lives of caregiving whānau.
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Kirikiriroa rangatahi recognised for PMOT Award
The achievements of two care-experienced rangatahi in Kirikiriroa were celebrated last month, as part of a special ceremony hosted at the University of Waikato.
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Young carver Daniel on his Prime Minister's Oranga Tamariki Award
Aspiring carver Daniel McGregor is one of this year's Prime Minister's Oranga Tamariki award winners.
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Exceptional young people recognised by Prime Minister
The Prime Minister and Minister for Children recognise exceptional care-experienced young people as part of the annual Prime Minister’s Oranga Tamariki Awards.
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Q&A with a community social worker
Rita Greaves is a community social worker at Waitomo Papakainga in Te Hiku, the Far North.
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Oranga Tamariki welcomes new Chief Advisor Disability
Oranga Tamariki welcomes Claudia Boyles as the new Chief Advisor Disability for the Ministry.
Published: March 29, 2021 · Updated: March 29, 2021
