OT caseloads up

Oranga Tamariki boss Chappie Te Kani has told Parliament’s social services select committee the workload has risen over the past year and staff are feeling the pressure. He says coming off the back of Covid, they’re starting to see the un-met need that staff are now responding to. A review into the murder of 5-year-old Malachi Subecz found major shortfalls from government departments entrusted to take care of him.