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![Public sector cuts: Job cuts finalised at Oranga Tamariki, MSD and ACC](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Public sector cuts: Job cuts finalised at Oranga Tamariki, MSD and ACC
Final decisions announced at Oranga Tamariki, MSD and ACC today.
![Karen Chhour, Oranga Tamariki quizzed over public sector job cuts](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Karen Chhour, Oranga Tamariki quizzed over public sector job cuts
Minister guarantees there will be no impact on frontline services.
![Into the arms of her killer: Was OT too quick to place a 19-month-old in a new region?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Into the arms of her killer: Was OT too quick to place a 19-month-old in a new region?
'She could have stayed with us as long as required ... I can't help thinking, What if?'
!['I was trying to save him': Young dad admits unintentionally injuring baby who later died](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'I was trying to save him': Young dad admits unintentionally injuring baby who later died
Baby Mustafa Ali, 10 months old, died on Saturday.
![Te Kūiti baby boy was ‘the joy of the house’](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Te Kūiti baby boy was ‘the joy of the house’
Te Kūiti Muslim community grieving after death of baby Mustafa Ali.
![What it’s like to be young and living on the street in Auckland](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
What it’s like to be young and living on the street in Auckland
From sleeping on a playground slide aged 13 to developing PTSD.
![Oranga Tamariki spends more than $800k on contractors, consultants on plan to axe 447 jobs](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Oranga Tamariki spends more than $800k on contractors, consultants on plan to axe 447 jobs
Minister for Children Karen Chhour is defending the spend-up.
![Heather du Plessis-Allan: Te Pāti Māori's ridiculous behaviour towards Karen Chhour](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Heather du Plessis-Allan: Te Pāti Māori's ridiculous behaviour towards Karen Chhour
OPINION: There's a deeply troubling idea at the heart of TPM's comments.
![Oranga Tamariki: Bill repealing section of act passes first reading in Parliament](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Oranga Tamariki: Bill repealing section of act passes first reading in Parliament
The pledge to repeal the section was part of Act’s coalition agreement with National.
![Hundreds of Auckland young offenders escaping custody - and the document OT didn’t want you to see](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Hundreds of Auckland young offenders escaping custody - and the document OT didn’t want you to see
Half of Auckland young offenders fled community homes, Herald inquiries reveal.
![Urgent appeal in Waitangi Tribunal summons case heard by senior court](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Urgent appeal in Waitangi Tribunal summons case heard by senior court
Children's Minister gave a letter to the tribunal but claimants say she needs to appear.
![Claimants want Children’s Minister to front up kanohi ki te kanohi (face to face)](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Claimants want Children’s Minister to front up kanohi ki te kanohi (face to face)
High Court decision to set aside summons issued by Tribunal will be appealed.
![Appeal lodged in fight to get Children’s Minister before Waitangi Tribunal](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Appeal lodged in fight to get Children’s Minister before Waitangi Tribunal
Kīngitanga, Tainui and Māori Women’s Welfare League have given "words of support" - lawyer
![High Court sets aside Waitangi Tribunal’s summons of Children’s Minister](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
High Court sets aside Waitangi Tribunal’s summons of Children’s Minister
Justice Andru Isac grants the judicial review and says minister doesn't have to appear.
![Oranga Tamariki left with no lawyers in Gisborne or Southland](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Oranga Tamariki left with no lawyers in Gisborne or Southland
The ministry's lawyers work with vulnerable children across the country.
![High Court reserves decision on Waitangi Tribunal summons](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
High Court reserves decision on Waitangi Tribunal summons
The Crown has called the situation unorthodox and unprecedented.
!['Fattening the profits': Oranga Tamariki calls in consultants to help with job cuts](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Fattening the profits': Oranga Tamariki calls in consultants to help with job cuts
The agency is looking at cutting 447 net roles in its change proposal.
![Audrey Young: Minister for Children v Waitangi Tribunal - the players and the issues](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Audrey Young: Minister for Children v Waitangi Tribunal - the players and the issues
OPINION: Crown Law has pulled out its big guns to challenge the Tribunal summons.
![Govt promises to reinvest public sector cost savings in ‘critical front-line services'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Govt promises to reinvest public sector cost savings in ‘critical front-line services'
It comes as a number of agencies are cutting jobs in their search for savings.
![‘Stab in the back’: Abuse survivor decries plan to axe Oranga Tamariki Treaty commitments](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
‘Stab in the back’: Abuse survivor decries plan to axe Oranga Tamariki Treaty commitments
The Govt is being accused of turning its back on Māori survivors of abuse in state care.
![Why is the Govt slashing thousands of public sector jobs - and how will it affect Wellington?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Why is the Govt slashing thousands of public sector jobs - and how will it affect Wellington?
ANALYSIS: The Government's cuts will hurt, but their wider impact might be muted.