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dudeseriouslywtf.bsky.social
This is keeping our rangatahi safe!!??
#Bootcamps are an abysmal failure caused by #ChrisLuxon's govt.
Young offenders deserve better State care.
ALL offenders do.
#nzpol #OrangaTamariki #nzyouthjustice #KarenChhour #nzjustice #nationalnotfittogovernnz

www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/young-per...
Young person taken to hospital after attack at youth justice facility
He returned to the facility nine hours after an ambulance trip to hospital.
www.nzherald.co.nz
September 28, 2026 at 6:28 PM
domesticanimal.bsky.social
In the year to March 539 #children - some younger than 12 months - were harmed in state care (the highest number in 5 yrs). Meanwhile the coalition govt introduces legislation to further shield itself from responsibility.
My Stuff #cartoon today #OrangaTamariki #StateCare
Cartoon. Two panels. Left panel shows a sleeping baby cupped in a hand against a night sky. The title is “State of Should care” The right hand panel shows a baby being held by the skin on its back against a background of flames. The title is “State of Don’t Care”
November 1, 2025 at 6:53 PM
aliukr.bsky.social
@nzpolice.bsky.social #orangatamariki #louiseupston #nzpol
The treatment of this whanau is simply not good enough
I firmly believe the race of the protagonists is a factor
And
I believe the local police were too close to the community & outside tracking experts should have been brought in
dejanajuk.bsky.social D Jukic She/her @dejanajuk.bsky.social · 11d
“Marokopa: They were telling the truth
For years, Storm and Jubilee Dawson warned agencies about their missing siblings. No one believed them but a new report into Tom Phillips documents their efforts and the failures of our system. -
MIHINGARANGI FORBES
#nzpol 1/3
Marokopa: They were telling the truth
For years, Storm and Jubilee Dawson warned agencies about their missing siblings. No one believed them but a new report into Tom Phillips documents their efforts and the failures of our system.
mihiforbes.substack.com
September 20, 2026 at 5:43 AM
huiasue.bsky.social
1. Bernard Hickey: #OrangaTamariki is cutting funding for 236 #socialservices providers to save $30 million, with many due to be told next month whether their #funding will be extended beyond the end of the year #nzpol #Women’sCentres www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Auckland's North Shore Women's Centre to close its doors due to funding shortfalls
The centre will close its doors in November after providing help and support to women for almost four decades.
www.rnz.co.nz
August 22, 2025 at 4:50 AM
jennykaynz.bsky.social
Report on #OrangaTamariki by the Independent Children's Monitor (ICM) finds
- number of young people being abused in state care has increased;
- young people don't receive minimum standards of care required by law!

NZ govt wants to send more kids to #BootCamp!
#NZpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Number of children being abused in state care has increased, report finds
The Independent Children's Monitor says Oranga Tamariki "need to do better".
www.rnz.co.nz
February 26, 2025 at 2:45 AM
dudeseriouslywtf.bsky.social
You know things are bad in #AotearoaNZ when even an organization many despise is striking, due to the lack of Govt support for its needs.
#nzpol #orangatamariki

www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
Strike action kicks off this week at Oranga Tamariki
Thousands of workers are taking a variety of action for just under two months, from Friday to April 18.
www.thepost.co.nz
February 23, 2025 at 9:32 PM
dudeseriouslywtf.bsky.social
This is heartbreaking. RIP Young Man.

#OrangaTamariki - do better. There should be compensation and a court case for your failings.

#nzpol

www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
'He begged for pain relief': The story of a boy who was failed by his carers before he died
Oranga Tamariki apologises to the family of a teenager: “There were failings in how we cared for you”
www.stuff.co.nz
October 24, 2025 at 5:46 PM
jennykaynz.bsky.social
Grim reading on possible failings by #Health sector in NZ, #OrangaTamariki, #NZpolice and Courts that jailed a mother after her baby was found to have older fractures. No tests for brittle bones or causes other than parental abuse. No understanding of culture.
#NZpol
newsroom.co.nz/2025/01/14/f...
More than one explanation for broken bones
In part two of a written investigation to accompany our podcast Fractured, the young family at the heart of the case faces the full force of NZ’s legal system, police, corrections, immigration and Ora...
newsroom.co.nz
January 18, 2025 at 12:41 AM
dudeseriouslywtf.bsky.social
Yes, how do abusers get custody of their kids, hmmm?

Looking at you, #NZFamilyCourt #NZFamilyCourtJudges, #NZLawyer4Child, #OrangaTamariki and #NZPolice.

You're all Complicit & Guilty.

#nzpol

Inquiry into handling of the Tom Phillips case announced by government www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Inquiry into handling of the Tom Phillips case announced by government
The inquiry will look if the right steps were taken to ensure the welfare of the fugitive dad's children.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 26, 2025 at 8:31 PM
dudeseriouslywtf.bsky.social
#TomPhillips case is a massive failure for #NZPolice, #OrangaTamariki, #NZFamilyCourt.
These moronic institutions ignored family who told them Phillips was a dangerous alcoholic. 3 kids, their mother & family have paid the price for their incompetence. #nzpol
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3610...
A gas mask, Doomsday prepping and homemade vodka: The Tom Phillips warning signs
Beyond the failures of multiple agencies, what stands out from the public inquiry is how obvious it was that Tom Phillips was an unfit father, writes journalist Tony Wall.
www.stuff.co.nz
September 15, 2026 at 5:15 AM
dudeseriouslywtf.bsky.social
Yes #MarkMitchell, why wasn't #TomPhillips stopped from taking his kids by authorities?

Could it be sheer, bloody...

INCOMPETENCE???

#NZPolice #NZFamilyCourt #OrangaTamariki #nzpol

www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
Stuff
www.stuff.co.nz
September 13, 2025 at 7:36 PM
jennykaynz.bsky.social
Abuse of children. Happening right now. In state care.

32% (or 1/3) of children taken into state care, sometimes under #OrangaTamariki Uplift orders, are placed with caregivers not assessed for safety or appropriate skills and knowledge.

NZ is failing kids. #nzpol
www.1news.co.nz/2024/07/28/j...
John Campbell asks Nikki Hurst: How safe are NZ kids in state care now?
This week New Zealand faced up to its shameful national history of abuse in state care. John Campbell asks a social services expert: how well does Oranga Tamariki protect vulnerable kids today?
www.1news.co.nz
July 28, 2024 at 4:00 AM
huiasue.bsky.social
One of 10 teenagers in the Govt’s military-style #bootcamp trial has died in an accident while another is on the run after attending his funeral. #OrangaTamariki deputy chief executive Tusha Penny confirmed a bootcamp participant had died as a result of an accident www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
Bootcamp youth dies after accident, another on the run after absconding from mate's tangi
The Herald understands the death was caused by a car accident.
www.nzherald.co.nz
December 5, 2024 at 9:47 AM
dudeseriouslywtf.bsky.social
Heads need to bloody roll.
#NZPolice #NZFamilyCourt #OrangaTamariki are responsible for allowing #TomPhillips to abduct his kids/keep them from their mum #CatChristey.
Mother of Marokopa children speaks about her relationship with Tom Phillips.
#NZFamilyCourt #custody
www.rnz.co.nz/news/crime-a...
'He was a dictator': Mother of Marokopa children speaks out about her relationship with Tom Phillips
For most people, the Tom Phillips case began when he first disappeared with his children into the bush in 2021 and ended when he was shot dead by police last year.
www.rnz.co.nz
July 30, 2026 at 8:01 PM
huiasue.bsky.social
One of 10 teenagers in the Govt’s military-style #bootcamp trial has died in an accident while another is on the run after attending his funeral. #OrangaTamariki deputy chief executive Tusha Penny confirmed a bootcamp participant had died as a result of an accident www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
Bootcamp youth dies after accident, another on the run after absconding from mate's tangi
The Herald understands the death was caused by a car accident.
www.nzherald.co.nz
December 5, 2024 at 9:47 AM
creativeelc.bsky.social
My cartoon in today’s stuff.co.nz & The Post https://www.thepost.co.nz/a/nz-news/350032957/cartoon-july-10

and Waikato Times.

Oranga Tamariki in yet more scandal…

#OrangaTamariki #Cartoon #EditorialCartoon #MinistryForChildren #DéjàVu #NZPol #Aotearoa #NewZealand
Cartoon title: We’ve been here before… A small building with a newly installed sign, ‘DÉJÀ VU Ministry for Children’. The guy who did the job looks sad, he’s holding a screwdriver on a step ladder. The old Oranga Tamariki sign lays against the building on the ground. One inspector asks, “Why the name change?” And someone from the Ministry shrugs nonchalantly and says, “We thought it more apt…”.
July 9, 2023 at 9:20 PM
newzealandmagazine.bsky.social
Oranga Tamariki Office Linked to Phillips and Child Death Cases Undergoes Review

An Oranga Tamariki office that previously managed the Tom Phillips case was also responsible for a baby’s case that ended in death, prompting an internal…

#OrangaTamariki #TomPhillips #ChildWelfare #NZNews #NewZealand
Oranga Tamariki Office Linked to Phillips and Child Death Cases Undergoes Review
An Oranga Tamariki office that previously managed the Tom Phillips case was also responsible for a baby’s case that ended in death, prompting an internal review and significant operational changes within the agency.
www.newzealandmagazine.com
August 3, 2026 at 7:02 PM
hennigaac.bsky.social
SLTs are also #MakingACriticalDifference in their partnerships and collaborative work with @OrangaTamariki @nzpolice and the NZ Justice System. #GivingVoice_Aotearoa

Here are some youth voices from around New Zealand.
Report:

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January 24, 2025 at 6:26 AM
huiasue.bsky.social
Rationale re #socialinvestment = well-calculated, evidence-based investments that yield long-term benefits. Spending $ on early intervention support services can reduce the need for more costly interventions in future.
But changes @OrangaTamariki run counter to this
www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3504...
The Government fundng change threatening a cornerstone social policy
OPINION: Oranga Tamariki’s new funding model for community service providers risks undermining the Government’s “social investment” ambitions.
www.thepost.co.nz
May 18, 2025 at 10:15 AM