The oranga tamariki system

The oranga tamariki system

The Oversight of Oranga Tamariki System Act defines the system as responsible for providing services and support to tamarikiClosetamariki
Children (plural) aged 0-13 yearsView the full glossary and rangatahiCloserangatahi
Young person aged 14 – 21 years of ageView the full glossary and their whānauClosewhānau
Whānau refers to people who are biologically linked or share whakapapa. For the Monitor’s monitoring purposes, whānau includes parents, whānau members living with tamariki at the point they have come into care View the full glossary under, or in connection with, the Oranga Tamariki Act. The system includes (without limitation) the delivery of health, education, disability, and other services by those agencies or contracted partners within the system. It also includes services and supports provided by iwiCloseiwi
TribeView the full glossary, hapu, and Māori social services as well as community non-government organisations, such as early intervention. This also includes work to support whānau wellbeing and reduce risks to tamariki.

The following is a simplified view of how tamariki and rangatahi enter, and move through, the oranga tamariki system. Processes within it are not necessarily linear.