51767 (2025). Teanau Tuiono to the Minister for Children

Written Question

Published date: 13 Nov 2025

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	51767 (2025)
Question asked:	30 Oct 2025
Member asking:	Teanau Tuiono
Portfolio:	Minister for Children
Minister replying:	Hon Karen Chhour
Answer received:	09 Nov 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_51767_2025
Document guid:	3dc9abdf-11f3-4a23-8eb3-1752277aa8c5

51767 (2025). Teanau Tuiono to the Minister for Children: What contributions, if any, has the Minister or any office they are responsible for made to inform the Governments position on the upcoming United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) in its 23rd and 24th periodic UN reviews by date and title?

Hon Karen Chhour: I am advised Oranga Tamariki provided information to the Ministry of Justice requested by the CERD Committee on measures to: • eliminate abuse and improve safety in care, and • address the disproportionate number of Māori and Pacific children and young people in care.