Research and insights
We regularly publish research, evaluation and insights reports related to the wellbeing of tamariki and whānau or families, and the social services sector.
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Success factors for a home visiting programme
This evidence brief explores factors that are critical for a successful home visiting programme. The brief and the companion report with case studies will be used as a resource to better support Family Start programme partners in providing effective servi…
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Children arrested by Police in 2020-21
This report will help us to understand more about children who offend and opportunities for change.
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Community-based remand homes
A recommendation from the Expert Advisory Panel was that smaller community-based settings would better support rangatahi while they are on remand and awaiting charges to come before the courts. Following this, a small number of community-based remand home…
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Functional Family Therapy - Cross Generation
Oranga Tamariki has been piloting Pae Whakatupuranga, a new adaptation of functional family therapy, with the support of NZ Police, Department of Corrections, Kia Puāwai (formerly Youth Horizons), and the Functional Family Therapy company based in the Uni…
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Supporting children and families through COVID-19
This research provides insights into the trajectory of COVID-19 in the community and community recovery, including how other jurisdictions are continuing to respond to impacts of the pandemic.
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Prevalence of Harm to Children and Protective Factors
This analysis presents what we can know about harm to children and young people in New Zealand, as well as protective factors, through a data driven lens. It pulls together information on harm and protective factors from a number of sources, including...
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Youth19 Rangatahi Smart Survey reports
Six reports have been produced from the Adolescent Health Research Group’s Youth19 Rangatahi Smart Survey. The reports compare outcomes between students who reported involvement with Oranga Tamariki and those who did not.
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Intensive Response Developmental Evaluation
The Intensive Response initiative is being carried out by Oranga Tamariki in collaboration with partners in several communities. Intensive Response supports iwi, Māori partners, and communities to work together with whānau to achieve the shared purpose of…
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Accommodation options for rangatahi leaving care
Finding appropriate and stable accommodation for young people leaving care can be difficult. This literature review summarises what other jurisdictions are doing, and synthesises the strengths and challenges encountered.
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Transitions Support Service evaluation
The Transitions Support Service is for young people moving away from care into independent adulthood. The following reports present findings from the evaluation of the Transitions Support Service.
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Complexity of tamariki interacting with Oranga Tamariki – reports of concern compared to entries to care
This analysis explores the complexities of the families of children at different stages of interaction with Oranga Tamariki.
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Good practice for disabled tamariki and rangatahi in care
This literature review focuses on identifying good practice for disabled tamariki and rangatahi in out-of-home care (OOHC).
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Report on disparities and disproportionality experienced by tamariki Māori
We have a framework to measure disparity and disproportionality in the care and protection system. This report applies that framework to understand disparities experienced by tamariki Māori.
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Raising the Age of Care: A technical analysis report
This analysis explores the impacts Raising the Age of Care (RAC) had on the outcomes of rangatahi who were eligible to remain in, or return to, placement for an additional year, until the age of 18.
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Orphan’s Benefit and the Unsupported Child’s Benefit – follow up survey
This report presents the findings from a survey of around 1,300 caregivers receiving the Orphan’s Benefit (OB) or the Unsupported Child’s Benefit (UCB) with the aim of understanding children and their caregivers, and the extra help that they might need.…
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Support for child victims of sexual crimes
This evidence brief summarises findings from a review of support services available for children and adolescents who are victims of sexual crimes in New Zealand and internationally.
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A regional whānau-centred social sector: case study
Manaaki Tairāwhiti is an Iwi-led partnership changing the way that social services work together across Tairāwhiti. This case study sets out Manaaki Tairāwhiti’s journey, success factors and direction of travel as an example of local social service leader…
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Making sense of being in care, adopted or whāngai
There are many children in New Zealand raised by people other than their birth parents. This qualitative study and literature review explores the perspectives of children and young people and those who care for them.
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Te Toka Tūmoana: Tangata whenua and bi-cultural principled wellbeing framework
This suite of three papers describes the whakapapa, or genesis, of Te Toka Tūmoana over the period 2013-2016, and the subsequent documentation of the mana-enhancing paradigm.
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Voluntary information sharing provisions in the Oranga Tamariki Act
A report of the results of a survey about the new voluntary information sharing provisions in the Oranga Tamariki Act 1989.
Published: July 15, 2022
