Our guiding documents | Ā mātou kōnae tātaki

Our monitoring approach shows how we answer our primary question:  To what extent is the oranga tamariki system meeting its obligations and supporting positive outcomes for tamarikiClosetamariki
Children (plural) aged 0-13 yearsView 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, including tamariki and whānau Māori and disabled tamariki and their whānau?’

This looks at whether positive outcomes are being achieved for tamarikiClosetamariki
Children (plural) aged 0-13 yearsView the full glossary and rangatahiCloserangatahi
Young person aged 14 – 21 years of ageView the full glossary, and the system elements that enable, or are a barrier to, those outcomes.

Our outcomes framework was developed using a holistic te ao MāoriClosete ao Māori
The Māori worldView the full glossary lens. It draws upon the Government’s six wellbeing outcomes from the Child and Youth Wellbeing Strategy and incorporates key dimensions from the Whānau Ora Outcomes Framework and the Oranga Tamariki Outcomes Framework.

System elements are things that, either enable or act as a barrier to, those working with tamarikiClosetamariki
Children (plural) aged 0-13 yearsView the full glossary, rangatahiCloserangatahi
Young person aged 14 – 21 years of ageView the full glossary, families and 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 to achieve positive outcomes.

We have 11 big questions that provide the focus for our monitoring visits.