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Appeal lodged in fight to get Children’s Minister before Waitangi Tribunal
Kīngitanga, Tainui and Māori Women’s Welfare League have given "words of support" - lawyer
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Audrey Young: Minister for Children v Waitangi Tribunal - the players and the issues
OPINION: Crown Law has pulled out its big guns to challenge the Tribunal summons.
Govt promises to reinvest public sector cost savings in ‘critical front-line services'
It comes as a number of agencies are cutting jobs in their search for savings.
‘Stab in the back’: Abuse survivor decries plan to axe Oranga Tamariki Treaty commitments
The Govt is being accused of turning its back on Māori survivors of abuse in state care.
Why is the Govt slashing thousands of public sector jobs - and how will it affect Wellington?
ANALYSIS: The Government's cuts will hurt, but their wider impact might be muted.
Class warfare: Education Ministry cuts 'strike at heart', Govt promises to reinvest
More than 1000 roles are set to be axed from the two agencies alone.
'Savage cuts': Ministry of Education and Oranga Tamariki look to slash 1000 jobs
The PSA has called it a 'brutal day' for the public sector.
400 jobs to go at Oranga Tamariki; cuts called 'extreme'
The Children's Ministry is looking to slash spending by 6.5 per cent.
Audrey Young: Government on collision course with Waitangi Tribunal
OPINION: An already tense relationship just got a whole lot worse.
Education Ministry workers experiencing 'crippling anxiety' over job cuts
Education and Oranga Tamariki staff wait to learn next week if they have lost their jobs.
Government warned against repealing Oranga Tamariki's Treaty commitments
Coalition hears from number of ministries about possible implications of making change.
'Sex cult cloaked in Christianity': Lawyer seeks to shut Gloriavale down
A barrister is calling for the commune to be shut down, claiming it enables abuse.
'Under our watch': Programme for at-risk youth breaks silence after teen kills camper
The teen was on a programme for troubled youth when he killed Adrian Humphreys.
Questions remain over Oranga Tamariki involvement with Lower Hutt family
Oranga Tamariki will not say how long it has been involved with the family.
Iwi support to reduce Oranga Tamariki uplifts from whānau Māori
Iwi hopes a tikanga-led support centre will reduce Oranga Tamariki uplifts
Children’s Minister Karen Chhour firm on Oranga Tamariki amendment bill
Placing in-need Māori children within their extended family or iwi no longer necessary.
'I felt like a criminal': Mum's Oranga Tamariki vindication
The complainant said it was the worst time of her life.
Former Oranga Tamariki boss tapped to set up new regulation ministry
Controversial former head of Ministry for Children now establishing regulation ministry.
Editorial: The nation is failing its most vulnerable
OPINION: Two reports in the past week paint a bleak picture for Kiwi kids.
OT report 'extremely distressing': Disabled mother’s newborn uplifted from hospital
One youth was held for five years longer than his parent had agreed to in respite care.
'I want answers:' Mother of teen who died in Oranga Tamariki care gives evidence
Ana Ransfield received the worst call possible - eight hours too late.
'Horrendous and unacceptable': Children knocked unconscious, bashed with chairs under OT care
The ministry’s Safety in Care report shows 9 per cent of children in its care were harmed.
Cot death: Baby may have been saved if Oranga Tamariki had helped with bedding, says coroner
Silongo Mafi, 3 months old, died while sharing a bed with his mother.
What kids who commit serious crimes have in common
Haami Hanara, who was neglected and abused, knifed a man to death when he was 14.
Why is Generation Z less likely to end up behind bars?
Despite youth crime fears, the stats tell a very different story within a generation.
Over 50 burgers, 100 wings and 28 pizzas: What it took to get youth off OT roofs
Oranga Tamariki have revealed the meals that helped coaxed youths off the roof.
James Whakaruru’s killer denied release in Parole Board review
Benny Haerewa served 12 years for killing his partner's son in Hawke's Bay in 1999.
Oranga Tamariki staff and three youths injured in fight at justice facility
Five young people - all over the age of 17 - instigated the fight.
Two arrests on Auckland motorways as Te Pāti Māori protests disperse
Te Pāti Māori says protests planned today are 'just the start' - taking aim at new Govt.
Teen mum inflicts brain injury on baby, only feeds him sugar and water
The injured boy is likely to experience significant health and developmental issues.