If we determine suicide or concerning or harmful sexual behaviour, we must create a person characteristic to record this.
CYRAS handbook – Creating a Person Record (staff resource)

Page URL: https://practice.orangatamariki.govt.nz/home
Printed: 17/06/2025
Printed pages may be out of date.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.

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Practice framework

Navigate your way around the practice framework and click through the areas you want to explore more deeply.
Tangata whenua and bicultural supervision model homepage – tohu

Tangata whenua and bicultural supervision model

Explore our new supervision model.

Updates

Practice notes

Updated 21 May 2025
A new practice note helps us focus on 2 areas of our practice that we can strengthen to better uphold the mana and rights of caregivers.

Explaining rights and entitlements to tamariki and rangatahi

Updated 12 May 2025
This guidance now links to new resources that have been developed to help tamariki and rangatahi to understand their rights while they are in care.

Initial assessment phase

Updated 05 May 2025
The 4 potential pathway options have been expanded in step 2.

Key links

Practice Framework

Practice approach

Our practice is framed in te Tiriti o Waitangi, and draws from Te Ao Māori principles of oranga.
Transitions

Practice for working effectively with Māori

Respecting the concepts of mana tamaiti, whakapapa and whanaungatanga in our practice.
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Working with Pacific peoples: Va'aifetū

Integrating Pacific cultures into practice for best outcomes for children of Pacific descent.
Children in care

Financial support for tamariki in care

Easy-access information relating to financial support for tamariki and rangatahi in care.
Policies

Practice notes

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

External resources