Watchdogs press Oranga Tamariki on plans to cut children’s service contracts

10 Aug 2024

RNZ

Two child protection watchdogs have written to Oranga Tamariki asking it to spell out its rationale for cutting millions of dollars of contracts for services to children.

Their letter to its chief executive shows their worries at a lack of up-to-date data, at the basis for the cuts and at no guarantee of any stopgap measures to tide children over the transition.

The Children’s Ministry is cutting millions of dollars from services it contracts externally, starting with $30m debated in a select committee during scrutiny week after May’s Budget.

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