Oranga Tamariki

Oranga Tamariki
Ministry for Children (English)
Agency overview
Formed2017
Preceding agency
JurisdictionNew Zealand
Annual budgetVote Oranga Tamariki
Total budget for 2019/20
$1,198,615,000
Ministers responsible
Agency executive
  • Vacant,
    Chief Executive
Websitewww.orangatamariki.govt.nz

Oranga Tamariki (OT), 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).