How we support whānau
Where possible we try to keep whānau together. Taking tamariki into care is a last resort. We are working more and more with iwi and communities to support at-risk tamariki to stay with their parents.
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The statistics
While most children in New Zealand don't need our help, there are some families and whānau who need extra support.
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Supporting families with babies
We are working earlier with whānau to support parents when there are concerns for a pēpi.
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Hui ā-whānau
When we have concerns about the safety of a tamaiti, we hold a hui-ā-whānau – a whānau meeting that uses tikanga ways of thinking – to assess the needs of the tamaiti.
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Keeping families together
Our early support and intensive response services aim to keep tamariki safely with their whānau, with the help of community service providers.
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Supporting tamariki Māori
We are working to reduce entries into care for tamariki Māori, connect them to whānau, hapū and iwi and enable culturally responsive services, with the help of our partners.
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Family and whānau care
We do everything we can to place tamariki with caregivers from their wider whānau.
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Transition from care to adulthood
From age 15, rangatahi in care are supported by a transition worker as they prepare to leave care and move to the next stage in their life.
Published: September 1, 2023
