Ministry For Vulnerable Children
'Vulnerable' dropped from Children's Ministry name
The Ministry for Vulnerable Children is having "vulnerable" scrubbed from its title, with the new government saying it stigmatised young people.
State care children get helping hand at awards ceremony
Twenty young people in state care were given a helping hand to pursue their dreams at a ceremony in Wellington yesterday. The William Wallace awards celebrate people in the care of the Ministry for… Audio
Children sleeping on floors, sharing toothbrushes, towels
Children's Charity KidsCan has partnered with the Ministry for Vulnerable Children, Oranga Tamariki, for a six month pilot to target children living in severe hardship in Hamilton. Video, Audio
Ministry investigating child 'found by cleaners'
It is unacceptable that a teenager was forgotten at an Auckland government office and found by cleaners after hours, Children's Minister Anne Tolley says.
Child found alone by cleaners in Vulnerable Children office
A child was found by after-hours cleaners at a Ministry for Vulnerable Children office in Takapuna last week after social workers forgot about him, one worker told RNZ's Phil Pennington. Audio
No children were safe in state-run home- mother of accused
Police have confirmed they have an active investigation into a complaint by a 12-year-old girl who said she was raped last September by a teenage boy who lived at the same state-run home as her. Phil… Audio
Two teen girls report sexual assault in state care
Two young teenage girls have reported separately that they were raped by boys while in state care in Upper Hutt. Phil Pennington reports. Audio
Mother says police ignored 12year-old's rape complaint
A mother says police failed to safeguard her 12-year-old daughter when she made a rape complaint and instead returned her to the house where she said the attack happened. Phil Pennington reports. Audio
Call for children's ministry watchdog as complaints rise
The number of complaints against the Ministry for Vulnerable Children has doubled over four years, with a third being upheld.
Number of complaints against Ministry doubles
The Ministry for Vulnerable Children only came into being earlier this year but it's facing more complaints than its predecessor Child, Youth and Family, and a lot of them are being upheld. Five years… Audio
Complaints against Ministry achieve nothing
A Wellington mother tells Phil Pennington complaining to the Ministry for Vulnerable Children is difficult and time consuming and a new approach is needed. Audio
Family separated for 22 months reunites at last
A Wairarapa couple who won a two-year fight to get their children back weren't told for weeks because the court lost the judge's ruling. Audio
Labour calls for inquiry over CYF case
Revelations that Child Youth and Family failed to act despite warnings to save a child from an unsafe environment have prompted the Labour Party to call for an inquiry.
Ministry of Social Development criticised by Ombudsman
For the fourth year in a row, the Ministry of Social Development has not responded in time for its statistics to be included in the National Youth Custody Index, which showed the number of Maori… Audio
Support for foster parents 'woeful', says foster mum
A foster mother is urging the government to address problems that caregivers say have been lingering for years. Audio
Brain injured teenager left in police cells for three nights
The Ministry charged with caring for the country's most vulnerable children left a teenager with a pre-existing brain injury in police cells for three nights because they couldn't find him a suitable… Video, Audio
Teenager in police cell over youth bed is disgraceful - Lawyer
A lawyer for a 16-year-old boy says it's disgraceful he has spent three nights in a police cell because the Ministry for Vulnerable Children doesn't have any beds available. Audio
Apology offered for failures that led to child's murder
The head of the Ministry for Vulnerable Children has apologised for multiple failings that led to the death of a toddler in Southland. Audio
Keeping youths in cells overnight is 'not good enough'
The lawyer for a sixteen-year-old boy who has spent three nights in a police cell because no youth beds are available is frustrated things have not improved despite the much hyped arrival of the… Audio
Teenager spent 2 nights in cells because of lack of space
A youth advocate lawyer says a 16-old boy has spent two nights in a police cell because the Ministry for Vulnerable Children doesn't have any beds for him. Audio