Kaitiaki Remand Home OPCAT Monitoring Report

Mana Mokopuna conducted an unannounced visit to Kaitiaki Remand Home (Kaitiaki or ‘the whare’) run by Reconnect Family Services - Te Ope Pirita on 11-13 November 2025 as part of the NPM visit programme. The objective of our OPCAT Monitoring as a 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.