5 Jul 2023

Union says OT needs to better protect young people in state care

From Checkpoint, 6:11 pm on 5 July 2023

The union representing youth workers says Oranga Tamariki needs to do a better job of protecting the safety of young people in the justice system.

11 staff have now been stood down at an Oranga Tamariki youth justice facility over two fights that broke out there.

Both fights happened at Korowai Manaaki, the same Auckland facility where several young people spent the night on the roof over the weekend.

Rayssa Almeida has more.