When the boy was aged 11, the pair moved to New Zealand and Oranga Tamariki became involved. It was a challenge they felt prepared for, especially with encouragement and promise of support from Oranga Tamariki. Oranga Tamariki failed to offer adequate support they needed to cope, and the disconnect of agencies meant the full extent of the boy's issues went largely unrecognised, she said. "We didn't expect to leave without him, we wanted some help from Oranga Tamariki to encourage us to keep going, but we didn't get that." Oranga Tamariki Regional Manager North and West Auckland, Jaimee Barwood confirmed it was supporting the boy, but couldn't go into specifics.

Source: Stuff May 19, 2019 00:33 UTC