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Reports
Child Adolescent and Family Unit - Princess Margaret Hospital, OPCAT Monitoring Report, May 2022
Te Whare Pumau Mana Community Remand Home - OPCAT Monitoring report
Korowai Manaaki OPCAT Monitoring Report
Te Maioha OPCAT Monitoring Report, November 2022
Te Puna Wai ō Tuhinapo OPCAT Monitoring Follow-Up Report, November 2022
Epuni Residence OPCAT Follow-Up Monitoring Report, and responses
Whakatakapokai OPCAT Monitoring Report, and responses
Korowai Manaaki OPCAT Monitoring Report
Te Poutama Ārahi Rangatahi OPCAT report
Te Puna Wai ō Tuhinapo OPCAT Follow-Up Monitoring Report, June 2023
Regional Rangatahi Adolescent Inpatient Service OPCAT follow-up report
Expert Advisory Group on Solutions to Child Poverty working paper no.21
Glenmore Lighthouse OPCAT monitoring report, July 2023
Hillsborough Lighthouse Community Remand Home OPCAT monitoring report, June 2023
Nga Taiohi Youth Forensic Mental Health Unit OPCAT monitoring report, May 2023
2021/22 Annual report of activities under the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture (OPCAT)
"Without racism Aotearoa would be better": Mokopuna share their experiences of racism and solutions to end it
Puketai Care and Protection Residence OPCAT Monitoring Report, May 2024
Kaahui Whetuu ki te Pito Care and Protection Residence OPCAT Monitoring Report
Hillcrest Home OPCAT Monitoring Report
Kaitiaki Remand Home OPCAT Monitoring Report
Toe Afua Le Taeao – Community Remand Home OPCAT Monitoring Report
Ngā Kākano Adolescent Inpatient Unit OPCAT Monitoring Report
Te Maioha ō Parekarangi Youth Justice Residence OPCAT Monitoring Report
Haumaru Ōrite mō Rangatahi – Auckland Hospital OPCAT monitoring report
Korowai Manaaki monitoring report
Whakatakapokai monitoring report
Doing what's RIGHT for mokopuna
Epuni OPCAT monitoring report
“You need to get in early, as soon as you see people struggling”: Understanding the life-course journey
“A place to talk peacefully: Mokopuna voices on healing from family violence and sexual violence in Aotearoa
Hikitia Te Wairua OPCAT monitoring report
Regional Rangatahi Adolescent Inpatient Service monitoring report
Puketai Care and Protection Residence OPCAT monitoring report
Te Puna Wai o Tuhinapo OPCAT monitoring report
Te Poutama Ārahi Rangatahi OPCAT monitoring report
Korowai Manaaki follow-up monitoring report
Epuni Care and Protection residence OPCAT monitoring report
Glenmore Lighthouse Community Remand Home OPCAT monitoring report
Kaitiaki Remand Home - follow-up monitoring report
Toe Afua Ie Taeao Remand Home follow-up monitoring report
Dear Children: Campaign Status Report April 2026
Children and young people’s perspectives on a safer digital world
Submissions
New Zealand's 7th Periodic Review under the UN CAT Submission
Submission on the Electoral (Lowering Voting Age for Local Elections and Polls) Legislation Bill
Submission on the Victims of Sexual Violence (Strengthening Legal Protections) Legislation Bill
Submission on the Emergency Management Bill
Submission on the Inquiry into Climate Adaptation
Petition of Josiah Tualamali’i: Inquire into solutions for youth justice
Ram Raid Offending and Related Measures Amendment Bill
Submission on the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) (Improving Mental Health Outcomes) Amendment Bill
Submission on Oranga Tamariki (Repeal of 7AA) Amendment Bill
Submission to the Justice Committee: Sentencing (Reinstating Three Strikes) Amendment Bill
Submission on the Early Childhood Care and Education Regulatory Review
Submission on Improving Arrangements for Surrogacy Bill
Submission to the Health Committee on the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Amendment Bill (No 2)
Submission to the Justice Committee: Sentencing (Reform) Amendment Bill
Submission to the Ministry of Health on the Draft Suicide Prevention Action Plan 2025-29
Submission on the Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill
Submission on the Mental Health Bill
Feedback to Ministry of Health on puberty blockers consultation
Speaking notes – Oral Submission at Select Committee on the Oranga Tamariki (Responding to Serious Youth Offending) Amendment Bill
Submission to Justice Committee: Crimes Legislation (Stalking and Harassment) Amendment Bill
Submission to the Justice Committee: Crimes (Increased Penalties for Slavery Offences) Amendment Bill
Submission on the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) (3 Day Postnatal Stay) Amendment Bill
Submission on Climate Change Response (Emissions Trading Scheme Agricultural Obligations) Amendment Bill
Submission on the Responding to Abuse in Care Legislation Amendment Bill
Submission on the Evidence (Giving Evidence of Family Violence) Amendment Bill
Submission on the Education and Training Amendment Bill (No 2)
Submission to Health NZ Te Whatu Ora on a model for Paediatric Palliative Care
Submission to the Education and Workforce Committee on the Immigration (Fiscal and System Integrity) Amendment Bill
Submission to Education and Workforce Committee: Inquiry into the harm young New Zealanders encounter online
Submission on the Regulatory Standards Bill
Submission on the Online Casino Gambling Bill
Changes to NCEA need your say
Submission on Education and Training Amendment Bill
Submission on the Electoral Amendment Bill
Submission on the proposal to replace NCEA
Submission on the Antisocial Road Use Legislation Bill
Refresh of the New Zealand Disability Strategy
Submission on RMA reform - the Planning Bill and the Natural Environment Bill
Mana Mokopuna submission on 2026 Budget Policy Statement
Submission on the Crimes Amendment Bill
Submission on Policing Amendment Bill
Submission on the Trespass (Specified Retail Premises and Other Matters) Amendment Bill
Submission on the Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Improving Alcohol Regulation) Amendment Bill
Media Releases
New initiatives welcome but we need to maintain momentum to lift families out of poverty
New Oranga Tamariki investigation a time to make once in a generation change
Reset of youth justice system cannot be delayed – Chief Children’s Commissioner
July 17 Statement from Chief Children's Commissioner
July 18 Statement from Chief Children's Commissioner
July 19 Statement from Chief Children's Commissioner
Pōwhiri welcomes new advocates to Mana Mokopuna – Children and Young People’s Commission
UN calls out New Zealand’s youth justice record
Rapid review of youth justice system is just the beginning
Ram raid bill will place children in the pipeline to prison
New Chief Children’s Commissioner dedicated to making real change
Urgent work needed to ensure all children and young people in state care are safe
Children and young people share their experiences of racism and ideas to end it
Strengthening data about children’s outcomes is essential to address child poverty
Acknowledging Minister Upston's announcement May 2, 2024
Changes to school lunch programme need to be in genuine consultation with children and schools
Chief Children’s Commissioner - We’re all responsible for ending bullying in schools
Punitive responses to children won’t build safer communities – Chief Children’s Commissioner
When it comes to our country’s children, evidence matters
Oversight of oranga tamariki system agencies welcome establishment of Child Protection Investigation Unit
We’re failing on child poverty reduction, but it's not too late for action
More children being abused in care shows State agencies must work together now
Statement from Chief Children's Commissioner on the school lunch programme
New Zealand ranked 32nd out of 36 countries for child wellbeing is unacceptable
Law change better protecting children’s rights in sexual violence cases welcomed
Statement about Marokopa children, 8 September 2025
Children’s Commissioner welcomes new FASD Action Plan for systemic change
Letter to leaders of Aotearoa New Zealand's media platforms about the Marokopa case
Changes to adoption legislation an important step in safeguarding children
Ombudsman finding on children’s safety checks should spur action across children’s system
UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture visits New Zealand and urges action over its rising prison population
Oversight agencies call for urgent and continued focus on safety of children in State care following increase in number of children harmed
Children's Commissioner honours legacy of Dame Karen Poutasi
Waitangi 2026 collaboration invites mokopuna and whānau to play and create
Children’s Commissioner welcomes change to allow trained staff to administer life-saving medications in Oranga Tamariki residences
Oversight agencies call for faster change to keep children safe following second review by Independent Children’s Monitor
Still no progress for children living in material hardship - Children's Commissioner demanding urgent action
The State must make real the National Care Standards for all children and young people in care
Children’s Commissioner welcomes new youth mental health and suicide prevention services in Te Tai Tokerau
National paediatric palliative care service a vital and long overdue step for children’s rights
Experts urge government to go beyond a ban to build effective online safety law for children
New report highlights continued, urgent need to uphold rights of mokopuna Māori in care and custody of the State
New report puts children and young people’s voices at heart of online safety conversation
Children’s Commissioner says system must do better on children’s rights after systemic failures in case of 11-year-old child
Resources
What are my rights? - Children's Rights agreed under United Nations Convention
Mana Mokopuna position paper - All children have the right to be safe from maltreatment
Corporate Documents
Children's Commissioner's Expenses Ending 30 June 2023
Children's Commissioner's Expenses Ending 30 June 2022
Annual Report 2023
Briefing for the Incoming Minister, November 2023
Statement of Performance Expectations 2023/4
CE Expense Disclosure year ending June 2025
Mana Mokopuna Statement of Intent 2026-2029
Statement of Performance Expectations 2025-2026
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30 June 2026
Corporate Documents
Statement of Performance Expectations 2026-2027
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