Helen Leahy
Te Oranga video: Advocate on Christchurch facility closure
Oranga Tamariki has temporarily closed its Christchurch care and protection unit after a video was leaked.
The video shows a young person being surrounded by staff, tackled, restrained and held in a… Audio
Woman fears young relative abused at Oranga Tamariki unit
A woman who often visited the Christchurch Oranga Tamariki unit Te Oranga says she feared for her young relative's wellbeing.
Te Oranga is being closed while an investigation is carried out into… Audio
Call for extension of Whānau Ora funding
The head of the South Island Whānau Ora commissioning agency says expanding the model across all government departments is well overdue.
Māori social service providers say they're limited in the… Audio
Police armed response trial dealt with 12-year-olds, many Māori, documents reveal
The Police Armed Response Team trial is being criticised for attending call outs to deal with children as young as 12 years old while they were in action.
The controversial teams were officially… Video, Audio
Whānau Ora providers skeptical funding boost enough
Whānau Ora providers are skeptical the significant boost in funding announced in the budget will meet the huge demand from families doing it tough.
The government has topped up the Whānau Ora budget… Audio
Supporting whanau to get ahead: Helen Leahy
Kathryn meets the Chief Executive of the South Island Whanau Ora Commissioning agency, Te Putahitanga, Helen Leahy. She leads a team of 57 'navigators' all over the South Island - working with around… Audio
Dispute over where Whanau Ora funding boost is going
Whanau Ora leaders are challenging their Minister Peeni Henare over where an 80 million dollar funding boost is going. The Commissioning Agencies, who pay for Whanau Ora services, say too much of that… Audio
Government finds its agencies don't buy into Whānau Ora enough
A government review of Whānau Ora shows despite it working well, other agencies don't even know what it is and aren't buying into it enough.
Whanau ora provider hits back at criticism of inequality gap
A South Island Wanau Ora provider says iwi Ngai Tahu is the reason for its success amid criticism iwi aren't doing enough to close the widening gap between urban and tribal Maori. Audio