66282 (2024). Hon Willow-Jean Prime to the Minister for Children

66282 (2024). Hon Willow-Jean Prime to the Minister for Children: Further to 39169 (2024), what is the Oranga Tamariki pilot military-style academy evaluation process and what are the names of the roles, if any, and agencies, if any, involved in implementing it?

Hon Karen Chhour: I am advised by Oranga Tamariki that they are running a process evaluation to evaluate the Military-Style Academy Pilot. They are collaborating with an external provider for this evaluation, Malatest International. The Oranga Tamariki Social Impact and Research team is overseeing evaluation activities, and Oranga Tamariki has been collecting a baseline of information from the outset of the pilot. The evaluation includes an outcome lens and is being conducted through a combination of interviews and analysis of quantitative and qualitative information.