Our progress: 2017-2020
Oranga Tamariki was established on 1 April 2017 and we have worked hard over the last three years alongside our iwi, Māori, and NGO partners to transform the way we do things. While we have a long journey ahead of us, the below measures provide a snapshot of the progress we have made to date.
| Progress measure | 2017 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|
| Entries to care | 2395 | 1334 |
| Number of caregivers | 3692 (61% family/whānau caregivers) | 3556 (63% family/whānau caregivers) |
| Children living away from home who are with family/whānau or caregiver of same ethnicity | 85% | 89% |
| Proportion of family/whānau placements that have had no change to their caregiver in the quarter | 86% | 90% |
| Social workers | 1351 | 1,752 (30% increase, net gain of 401 social workers) |
| Social worker caseload | 1:31 individual children | 1:21 individual children |
| Funding for social services in multi-year contracts | 30% | Around 90% |
| Funding iwi and Māori providers | $54M | $89M |
| Transition service | No service | 740 young people with a transitions worker |
| Intensive response | No service | Small start-ups support 340 families across NZ plus four collaborative design sites to go live in 2021 |
| Care Standards | No national standards | Care standards regulations in place with a continued work programme to fully implement |
| Young people in youth justice custody | 187 | 96 (incl. 17 year olds since 1 July 2019) |
| Relationship agreements with iwi and Māori | 2 | 6 Strategic Partnership Agreements (4 iwi, one iwi alliance plus Māori Women’s Welfare League); 7 MoUs; 2 social accords; 1 Relationship Agreement |
| Section 7AA | None | Came into force on 1 July 2019 |
| Children’s Experience Survey | None | Gathering insights from a child’s perspective |
| Staff turnover | 14% | 6% (SSC average 11.8% in 2019) |
Published: June 16, 2021
