— download (PDF 94 KB)
Lithuania intercountry adoption factsheet
Occurs on: Preparing to be a caregiver or adoptive parent, Types of care, Adoption – Intercountry adoption: adopting a tamaiti from overseas
Lithuania and New Zealand have agreed to follow the Hague Convention and adoptions must comply.
— download (PDF 482 KB)
Va'aifetū – working with Fijian and Fijian Indian families
Fijian and Fijian Indian cultural framework for practice, including key principles.
Care, Policy
Travel – within New Zealand and overseas
We must ensure the oranga (wellbeing, health, safety and security) of tamariki and rangatahi we have responsibilities for and others while they are travelling within New Zealand or internationally.
Care, Policy
Goal Plan for te tamaiti or rangatahi
The Goal Plan supports us to meet the requirements of the Care Standards. It describes how we will meet the assessed needs of te tamaiti or rangatahi. This policy defines when the Goal Plan is needed and how we develop, maintain and use it.
— download (PDF 217 KB)
Medical report for caregiving and adoption – form
Occurs on: Applying to be a caregiver or adoptive parent
Medical report form for caregiver and adoptive parent application.
— download (PDF 400 KB)
Gateway assessments: information for parents and guardians
Occurs on: Gateway assessments
Information about the gateway assessment process, including the consent forms for parents and guardians.
— download (PDF 824 KB)
Supervision practice prompts – print
Printable version of the practice prompts for the tangata whenua and bicultural supervision model.
— download (PDF 116 KB)
Request for information under sections 66 and 66C – form
Occurs on: Requesting information, Consulting about sharing information, Sharing information
Form for requesting information about tamariki or related people under Oranga Tamariki Act 1989.
— download (DOCX 218 KB)
Interagency guide to gateway assessments
Occurs on: Gateway assessments
Information and guidance for all agencies and professionals involved in delivering gateway assessments.
— download (PDF 3 MB)
Promoting resilience: a trauma-informed practice approach
Occurs on: Strengthening our response to unborn and newborn pēpi, Trauma-informed theory, Responding to concerns involving extremism or radicalisation
The Oranga Tamariki approach is to recognise, respond, regulate and restore.