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HON TRACEY MARTIN

The review of Oranga Tamariki practice around the planned uplift of a Hastings baby in May shows significant failings by the Ministry and that the planned and funded changes to shift from a child crisis service to a proper care and protection service need to be accelerated, Children’s Minister Tracey Martin said today.

The Minister for Children Tracey Martin has announced the terms of reference for the Oranga Tamariki–Ministry for Children review into the case of the Hawkes Bay mother and her baby. The review will be led by the Chief Social Worker at Oranga Tamariki. A person...

“I have listened to the concerns being raised about recent events, and I know that many people have been deeply impacted,” Tracey Martin said. “I have made contact with Ngāti Kahungunu and the Maori Council and will travel to the Hawkes Bay to meet with them tomorrow....