Is Oranga Tamariki fit for purpose - and how can we better protect our children?

Violence towards children is one of the most concerning issues in New Zealand.  

It’s an issue that debates decades, back when Child, Youth and Family was responsible for our most vulnerable, before it was replaced by Oranga Tamariki. 

And that government agency bears the brunt of trying to look after our children, and keep them safe from harm – but recent reports have shown that not only has little changed in terms of family harm, children that do end up in care are still at risk of abuse still.  

Today on The Front Page, NZ Herald senior reporter Nicholas Jones joins to discuss one recent case he’s investigated where child protection services had to apologise for getting it wrong.  

And to discuss a recent report by the Independent Children’s Monitor, released two and a half years after the death of Malachi Subecz, The Front Page also speaks with Arran Jones from the Independent Children’s Monitor,  

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