The United Nations Global Compact is a non-binding United Nations pact to get businesses and firms worldwide to adopt sustainable and socially responsible policies,and to report on their implementation. The UN Global Compact is the world's largest corporate sustainability and corporate social responsibility initiative,with 13000 corporate participants and other stakeholders over 170 countries. The organization consists of a global agency,and local "networks" or agencies for each participating country. Under the Global Compact,companies are brought together with UN agencies,labor groups and civil society. Cities can join the Global Compact through the Cities Programme.
The New Zealand Herald is a daily newspaper published in Auckland,New Zealand,owned by New Zealand Media and Entertainment,and considered a newspaper of record for New Zealand. It has the largest newspaper circulation of all newspapers in New Zealand,peaking at over 200,000 copies in 2006,although circulation of the daily Herald had declined to 100,073 copies on average by September 2019. Its main circulation area is the Auckland region. It is also delivered to much of the upper North Island including Northland,Waikato and King Country.
Child,Youth and Family,was the government agency that had legal powers to intervene to protect and help children who are being abused or neglected or who have problem behaviour until it was replaced by a new Ministry for Vulnerable Children in April 2017. CYF worked with the Police and the Courts in dealing with young offenders under the youth justice system. It provided residential and care services for children in need of care and protection and for young offenders. CYF assessed people who wished to adopt children and it reported to the Family Court on adoption applications. CYF facilitated the exchange of identifying information for parties to past adoptions. The agency also funded community organisations working with children,young people and their families to support the community's role in protecting and helping children.
The Ministry of Social Development (MSD) (Māori:Te ManatūWhakahiato Ora) is the public service department of New Zealand charged with advising the government on social policy,and providing social services.
The Oranga Tamariki Act 1989 or Children's and Young People's Well-being Act 1989 is an Act of the New Zealand Parliament that was passed in 1989. The Act's main purpose is to "promote the well-being of children,young persons,and their families and family groups." In June 2017,the New Zealand Parliament passed amendment legislation renaming the bill the Oranga Tamariki Act 1989.
Kelvin Glen Davis is a New Zealand politician. He is a member of the House of Representatives,and was a senior minister in the Sixth Labour Government and the deputy leader of the New Zealand Labour Party from 2017 to 2023.
The Office of the Children's Commissioner was an independent New Zealand Crown entity that was established under the Children's Commissioner Act 2003. Its role has been superseded by Mana Mokopuna - Children and Young People's Commission. OCC's main responsibilities were to protect the rights,health,welfare,and wellbeing of minors under the age of 18 years.
Sir Harawira Tiri Gardiner was a New Zealand soldier,public servant,and writer. He was Māori,of Ngāti Awa,Ngāti Pikiao,Whakatōhea,and Te Whānau-ā-Apanui descent.
The Children's Commissioner Act 2003 is an Act of the New Zealand Parliament. It reformed the office of the Children's Commissioner as the Office of the Children's Commissioner (OCC) and implemented the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child,which is attached as Schedule 2 of the Act. In August 2022,the Children's Commissioner Act was repealed by the Children and Young People's Commission Act 2022,which established the Children and Young People's Commission.
Tracey Anne Martin is a New Zealand former politician. She was a member of the New Zealand House of Representatives between 2011 and 2020,representing the New Zealand First Party.
The youth justice system in New Zealand consists of organisations and processes that deal with offending by children aged 10–13 years and young people aged 14–16 years. These differ from general criminal processes,and are governed by different principles.
Oranga Tamariki,also known as the Ministry for Children and previously the Ministry for Vulnerable Children,is a government department in New Zealand responsible for the well-being of children,specifically children at risk of harm,youth offenders and children of the State. It is the successor agency of the former department,Child,Youth and Family (CYF).
The Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care is a royal commission established in 2018 by the New Zealand government pursuant to the Inquiries Act 2013 to inquire into and report upon responses by institutions to instances and allegations of historical abuse in state care and faith based institutions between 1950 and 2000.
Karen Louise Chhour is a New Zealand politician. She has been a member of parliament for ACT New Zealand since the 2020 general election.
Tureiti Haromi Moxon,Lady Moxon is a New Zealand Māori health leader and campaigner.
Andrew John Becroft is a New Zealand Jurist and Barrister. From 2016 until 2021 Becroft was Children's Commissioner. Prior to that,he practised community law,and was a District Court judge and principal judge of the Youth Court of New Zealand. Throughout his career Becroft has taken a specialist approach to dealing with youth and child offenders and been involved in many organisations and initiatives to support this. During his time as Children's Commissioner,Becroft developed strong public positions of monitoring and advocacy on a range of issues related to the safety of children.
The Oversight of the Oranga Tamariki System Act 2022 is a New Zealand Act of Parliament that establishes an Independent Monitor to provide oversight over the country's Oranga Tamariki system,which provides services and support to children,young people,and their families under the provisions of the Oranga Tamariki Act 1989. The Bill was formerly part of the proposed "Oversight of the Oranga Tamariki System and Children and Young People's Commission Bill" until it was split into two separate pieces of legislation by the New Zealand Parliament on 11 August 2022. Together,the Oranga Tamariki Oversight Act and the companion Children and Young People's Commission Act 2022 replaced the Office of the Children's Commissioner,the independent national Children's ombudsman.
The Children and Young People's Commission Act 2022 is a New Zealand Act of Parliament that establishes the Children and Young People's Commission and repeals the Children's Commissioner Act 2003. The Bill was formerly part of the proposed "Oversight of the Oranga Tamariki System and Children and Young People's Commission Bill" until it was split into two separate pieces of legislation by the New Zealand Parliament on 11 August 2022. Together,the bill and the companion Oversight of Oranga Tamariki System Act 2022 replaced the Office of the Children's Commissioner,the independent national Children's ombudsman.
Malachi Rain Subecz was a five-year old child who was violently abused and murdered by his caregiver Michaela Barriball in Te Puna,New Zealand in November 2021. Barriball pleaded guilty to ill-treating a child and murder and was sentenced to at least 17 years imprisonment. Barriball's sister Sharon was also convicted of concealing evidence and sentenced to six months home detention. Subecz's murder attracted media coverage in New Zealand and led to two highly critical reviews of Oranga Tamariki,the government department responsible for the well-being of children.
