Police work collaboratively with Iwi and communities as well as government agencies to make positive and lasting differences for tamariki, rangatahi, and their wh¨¡nau.
The Child and Youth Wellbeing Strategy, launched in August 2019, sets out a shared understanding of what is important to children and young people in Aotearoa New Zealand. As part of delivering the outcomes of this Strategy, children¡¯s agencies, including Police, have committed to the first (published 8 July 2022).
Early intervention can steer young people¡¯s life course away from the criminal justice system and prevent reoffending. As part of implementing the Oranga Tamariki Action Plan, Police will:
- Improve Police information sharing systems and processes, to ensure rangatahi (youth) who Police work with, are proactively connected to wellbeing supports they may need, before behaviour develops into potential offending.
- Pilot Te Pae Oranga Rangatahi panels for young people and their wh¨¡nau to inform the future model and ensure it meets the needs of our youth. By 2024/25 the aim is to have 12 Te Pae Oranga rangatahi panels in place for young people and their wh¨¡nau focused in communities and areas in greatest need.
Te Pae Oranga Iwi Community Panels are a partnership between Police and Iwi/M¨¡ori partners to address harm from low-level offending and to prevent reoffending. At the heart of Te Pae Oranga is the underlying concept of whakamana: uplifting people, rebuilding mana ¨C which supports harm reduction not only for the participant, their wh¨¡nau, and the victim, but also for the wider community.