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Definition of "parents"

For the purposes of Youth Payment, parents in relation to a young person:

  • means the parent or guardians or other person who had the care of the young person most recently before the young person turned 16 years and
  • includes any other parent, guardian, or former guardian, willing to have financial responsibility for the young person

When a young person is in the care of Oranga Tamariki or other authorised care agency, the Chief Executive of Oranga Tamariki or any other body responsible for the care of the young person under the Oranga Tamariki Act 1989 is not considered to be a parent.

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Oranga Tamariki-Ministry for Children is known as "Oranga Tamariki". It came into existence on 1 April 2017, and replaced what was known as "Child, Youth and Family" or CYF.

Its original name, from 1 April 2017 until 18 January 2018, was the "Ministry for Vulnerable Children, Oranga Tamariki".

The Oranga Tamariki Act 1989 is also known as the Children's and Young People's Well-being Act 1989. It was previously known as the:

Under some provisions of the Oranga Tamariki Act 1989, the Chief Executive of Oranga Tamariki can also refer to: