Monitoring visits
Our monitoring schedule through to June 2026 is now available.
Our role is to monitor the Oranga Tamariki (National Care Standards and Related Matters) Regulations 2018 (NCS Regulations). We currently monitor three agencies with custody and care responsibilities for and - Barnardos, Open Home Foundation and Oranga Tamariki, with a particular focus on tamariki Māori and those with disabilities.
Part of our role is to see that agencies are doing what they need to, to enable tamariki to reach their potential and thrive. This means we do not monitor individual cases, but look at the systems and processes around their care, to ensure the agencies that look after tamariki and rangatahi are enhancing their wellbeing and life outcomes.
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We are now in the second phase of our monitoring, which includes all the relevant
. We are visiting communities around , New Zealand, listening to the voices of , , , caregivers, Oranga Tamariki staff, non-government organisations and other government agencies.Our visits are supported by information we collect from agencies prior to the visit, which helps us better understand what the important issues are for that community. Every year we complete a report on agencies’ compliance with the NCS Regulations and the quality of care provided. We use the information gathered from community visits, in addition to data received from each agency, to analyse their compliance with the NCS Regulations.
Our monitoring schedule through to June 2026 is now available.
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