We want to understand how well the monitored organisations are meeting their obligations under the Oranga Tamariki Act and associated standards and regulations, including the National Care Standards Regulations 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.

We also want to know how the oranga tamariki system enables tamariki and whānau to experience positive outcomes, and what the barriers to this are. To do this, we have created a series of prompts that guide our kōreroClosekōrero
Conversation or discussionView the full glossary. The prompts are based on our Outcomes Framework and our Assessment Matrix.

Effective and meaningful monitoring requires a mix of approaches and the use of quantitative (numbers) data and qualitative (experiences) information.

We hear the stories of tamariki and rangatahiCloserangatahi
Young person aged 14 – 21 years of ageView the full glossary who are receiving, or have previously received, services or support through the oranga tamariki system, and their whānau. Where tamariki are in care, we also speak with their caregivers.  We speak to the people who make up their communities, this includes hapūClosehapū
Sub-tribeView the full glossary, iwiCloseiwi
TribeView the full glossary, social service providers and non-government organisations. 

Information from kaimahi of government organisations, such as Police, health and education, also helps us develop a holistic picture of the experiences of tamariki, rangatahi and their whānau. 

Information from kaimahi of organisations that provide services under the Oranga Tamariki Act , including those with care and custody responsibilities (Oranga Tamariki, Open Home Foundation and Barnardos) help us understand what parts of the system are working well, and what aren't working so well.

Every year, we report our findings to the Minister for Children and publish our report on Experiences of Care in AotearoaCloseAotearoa
New ZealandView the full glossary. The Experiences of Care report includes insights from communities we have visited during the year, and nationwide data that we request from Oranga Tamariki and other agencies with custody and care of tamarikiClosetamariki
Children (plural) aged 0-13 yearsView the full glossary and rangatahiCloserangatahi
Young person aged 14 – 21 years of ageView the full glossary.

Every three years, we also produce a comprehensive report on the state of care in Aotearoa, which will include information from our visits across the motu (country).

These reports will all be published on our website. View our reports 

If we’ve visited your community, we’ll also provide a report summarising the insights we have gathered. We call these ‘sharing back’ reports and they are an important part of our mahiClosemahi
WorkView the full glossary. They are not published by us.

We prepare one for just for the community, and one for kaimahi of monitored agencies (our team will discuss this with you when we visit). We hope these are used to prompt action at a regional level.

We’ll also refer to the sharing back reports when we come back to your community to see what changes have been implemented since our last visit (we visit every three years).