Iti Māpihi Pounamu – Remand Home OPCAT Monitoring Report

Mana Mokopuna conducted an announced visit to Iti Māpihi Pounamu Remand Home, operated by Te Rūnanga o Kirikiriroa, in November 2025 as part of its OPCAT monitoring visit programme. This visit marks the first OPCAT visit for this facility. The objective of our OPCAT Monitoring as an NPM is to prevent ill-treatment in all places where mokopuna are deprived of their liberty by regularly monitoring and assessing the standard of care experienced in these facilities.

As per our usual process, our initial findings are reported at facility and Oranga Tamariki national office level in real-time following this monitoring visit.

This report shares the findings from the monitoring visit and recommends actions to address any issues identified.