4277 (2026). Hon Willow-Jean Prime to the Minister for Children
Written Question
Published date: 02 Mar 2026
4277 (2026). Hon Willow-Jean Prime to the Minister for Children: What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 9 February 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?
Hon Karen Chhour: I received the following advice from Oranga Tamariki during the week commencing 9 February 2026:
• Mihi Whakatau for Pacific and Disability Advisory Groups (ref OT-B-2026-0093, 9 February 2026)
• Recommendations regarding the proactive release of Cabinet paper – Report back: Progress update on a new approach to commissioning services for children and young people (ref B-0817, 9 February 2026)
• Aide Memoire: Secondary Legislation to Improve Search Safety in Oranga Tamariki Residences (ref OT-B-2026-0085, 9 February 2026)
• Meeting with Pacific Staff Network Leaders – 11 February 2026 (ref OT-B-2026-0077, 9 February 2026)
• Aide Memoire: Secondary Legislation to Improve Search Safety in Oranga Tamariki Residences (ref OT-B-2026-0085, 9 February 2026)
• Aide Memoire - Monthly meeting with Ngāpuhi – 12 February 2026 (ref OT-B-2026-0079, 10 February 2026)
• Meeting with Linda Surtees, Chief Executive, Caring Families Aotearoa (ref OT-B-2026-0089, 10 February 2026)
• Military Style Academy Programme Delivery – March 2026 (ref OT-B-2026-0113, 11 February 2026)
• Meeting with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Research Team (The Kids Research Institute Australia) (ref OT-B-2026-0107, 11 February 2026)
• Meeting with Chief Practitioner, Western Australia (ref OT-B-2026-0106, 11 February 2026)
• Meeting with Hon Jessica Stojkovski, Minister for Child Protection (Western Australia) (OT-B-2026-0116, 11 February 2026)
• Meeting with Blue Card Services (ref OT-B-2026-0109, 11 February 2026)
• Meeting with Professor Ben Mathews – Mandatory Reporting (ref OT-B-2026-0108, 11 February 2026)
• Military-Style Academy Programme - Staff Training (ref OT-B-2026-0094, 12 February 2026)
• Oranga Tamariki response to the second review on the implementation of Dame Karen Poutasi recommendations (ref OT-B-2026-0078, 13 February 2026)
• * (ref OT-B-2026-0100, 13 February 2026)
• * (ref OT-B-2026-0097, 13 February 2026)
• Minister for Children Weekly Report 13 February 2026
* These titles are withheld as they relate to matters which are under active consideration.