18502 (2025). Hon Willow-Jean Prime to the Minister for Children

Written Question
Published date: 04 May 2025
18502 (2025). 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 7 April 2025, listed by agency, title and date received?
Hon Karen Chhour: I received the following advice from Oranga Tamariki during the week commencing 7 April 2025: • Carers’ Strategy Ministerial meeting, 9 April 2025 (ref B-0511, 7 April 2025) • Cabinet Social Outcomes Committee 9 April 2025 – Out-of-cycle funding for continuation of social service contracting (ref B-0550, 8 April 2025) • Meeting with Hon. Kate Washington, Minister for Families and Communities, and Disability and Inclusion for New South Wales, Australia (ref B-0543, 8 April 2025) • Monthly meeting with Ngāpuhi (ref B-0547, 9 April 2025) • Follow up briefing from your meeting with grievance panel members (ref B-0499, 9 April 2025) • Overview Submission – Update on Republic of the Congo Adoption Case (ref B-0556, 9 April 2025) • Attendance at the Raukawa Crown Ministerial Forum (ref B-0537, 9 April 2025) • Meeting with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder – Care Action Network (FASD-CAN) (ref B-0531, 10 April 2025) • Visit with E Tipu E Rea Whānau Services & Ngāti Pāoa Iwi Trust (ref B-0525, 10 April 2025) • Visit to Pillars Ka Pou Whakahou Manukau (ref B-0490, 10 April 2025) • * (ref B-0549, 10 April 2025) • Meeting with Cecille Donovan (volunteer for Grandparents Raising Grandchildren) (ref B-0527, 10 April 2025) • Further advice on establishing a statutory detention regime for children and young people in secure care and protection residences (ref B-0524, 11 April 2025) • Meeting with Frances Tagaloa and Eugene Ryder from the Survivor Experiences Service Board (ref B-0541, 11 April 2025) • Meeting with Tracie Shipton, VOYCE – Whakarongo Mai (ref B-0516, 11 April 2025) • Reducing the risk of harm in secure Youth Justice residences during disorder events (ref B-0294, 11 April 2025) • Minister for Children Weekly Report 11 April 2025 * This title is withheld as they relate to matters which are under active consideration.