Reports of Concern: Reports of concern are received from members of the public, family or whānau, the Police, schools, health professionals, or other government or community agencies about the wellbeing of a child or young person. These reports indicate children or young people who may require support. Reports of concern are assessed by a social worker to decide if further action is required.
Reports of concern requiring further action in the form of Assessment or Investigation: These reports of concern have been assessed by a social worker to decide if further action is required by Oranga Tamariki. Some children and young people may have more than one report of concern requiring further action in the period shown.
Care and Protection Family Group Conferences: The number of children or young people who have been involved in a Care and Protection Family Group Conference during the period shown. More than one child or young person can attend a single Family Group Conference and a child or young person can be involved in more than one Family Group Conference during the period.
Youth Justice Family Group Conferences: The number of young people who have been involved in a Youth Justice Family Group Conference during the period shown. More than one young person can attend a Family Group Conference and a young person can be involved in more than one Family Group Conference during the period.
Inclusions
The "Total" show the sum of children or young people involved with reports or conferences Some children and young people may have more than one report or be involved in more than one conference.
Changes to data collection/processing
Before 2017, Oranga Tamariki was known as Child, Youth and Family, which operated as a service unit under the New Zealand Ministry of Social Development.
From the dataset Oranga Tamariki Statistics: Key data tables 2025, this data was extracted:
Sheet: Further Action Required Sum
Range: C5:H169
Provided: 959 data points
About this dataset
This dataset provides national-level statistics on how children and young people interact with the care and protection system. The data complements quarterly reporting on system performance and the experiences of tamariki and rangatahi, with information available by region, age and ethnicity.