34889 (2026). Hon Willow-Jean Prime to the Minister for Children

Written Question

Published date: 17 Aug 2026

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	34889 (2026)
Question asked:	03 Aug 2026
Member asking:	Hon Willow-Jean Prime
Portfolio:	Minister for Children
Minister replying:	Hon Karen Chhour
Answer received:	12 Aug 2026
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_34889_2026
Document guid:	d0a4da12-f2f0-4361-808d-cc654c5ff4ea

34889 (2026). Hon Willow-Jean Prime to the Minister for Children: Will the residential phase of the second Oranga Tamariki military-style academy be evaluated; if so, when and by whom?

Hon Karen Chhour: I am advised by Oranga Tamariki a full, independent programme evaluation was completed for the Military-Style Academy Pilot. For the second Military-Style Academy, only the programme elements that have changed are being evaluated. I am further advised these programme changes were based on the lessons learned from the initial evaluation. The evaluation is currently being undertaken by TIRIA (formerly Malatest International), the same agency that conducted the Pilot evaluation.