Sophia Ong

Oranga Tamariki—Ministry for Children

Our belief is that in the right environment, with the right people surrounding and nurturing them, any child can and should flourish. We are dedicated to supporting any child in New Zealand whose wellbeing is at significant risk of harm now or in the future. We also work with young people who may have offended or are likely to offend. The journey to achieve oranga tamariki starts here and now. Guarding the wellbeing of our children is a huge and exciting challenge - one that every New Zealander has a hand in. Will you join us? We welcome your feedback and ask you to be respectful in your comments and your opinion of others' comments. Comments that contain the following may be deleted: - appear to be spam or contains a virus - are racist, sexist or discriminatory - contain insults or put downs - are likely to be seen by others as offensive, inflammatory or provocative (including swearing and obscene or vulgar comments) - contain potentially harmful advice - are not accurate - violate the Terms of Use of the platform where it is being posted breaks the law or encourages others to do so (this includes defamation, breaching privacy, breaching another person's intellectual property rights such as copyright, condoning illegal activity and breaching any court orders)