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Page URL: https://practice.orangatamariki.govt.nz/home
Printed: 17/08/2026
Printed pages may be out of date. Please check this information is current before using it in your practice.

Kia ora. Welcome to the Practice Centre

A resource for Oranga Tamariki practitioners for must-dos, how-tos and guidance in their work with tamariki and their whānau or family.

Te Toka Tūmoana (simplified)

Te Toka Tūmoana

Navigate around the practice model and click through to explore.
Va'aifetū (simplified)

Va'aifetū

Explore the 9 cultural approaches of this practice model.

Updates

Detaining 17-year-old rangatahi in a youth unit of a prison (section 238(1)(f))

Modified 05 August 2026
Reviewed 01 July 2019
This guidance no longer covers situations when a joint application is initiated 'post arrest'.

Supporting whānau connections

Modified 07 July 2026
Reviewed 24 November 2025
This guidance has been updated to reflect that any Oranga Tamariki kaimahi approved by the site supervisor can supervise contact.

Using the FASD Eyebite cards

Reviewed 06 July 2026
New guidance about this resource to support relational, inclusive, restorative practice when working alongside tamariki and rangatahi with FASD.

Key links

Practice Framework

Practice framework

Our practice framework helps us make sense of and organise our practice.
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Practice approach tools and resources

Supporting our practice to be relational, inclusive and restorative.
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Tangata whenua and bicultural supervision model

Our supervision model.
Policies

Practice notes

Prompts around specific areas of practice as they relate to current practice trends and findings.
Children in care

Financial support for tamariki in care

Easy-access information relating to financial support for tamariki and rangatahi in care.
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National contact centre – quick links

Easy-access information for NCC kaimahi.
Youth Justice

Youth justice – quick links

Easy-access information for youth justice kaimahi.
Residences

Residences – quick links

Easy-access information relating to residences.