Tçnâ koe,

 

Thank you for getting in touch with Mana Mokopuna - Children's
Commissioner.  We appreciate you reaching out.

 

We receive a high volume of emails.  While we hope to reply to you
quickly, we are a small organisation and it can sometimes take several
days.  Rest assured, we will be in touch soon.

 

Please note we are not an emergency or crisis service. 

·    If you are worried about the safety or wellbeing of a child or young
person, contact Oranga Tamariki on 0508 326 459.

·    If a child or young person is in immediate danger, please call Police
on 111.

 

While we can’t investigate individual cases or step in directly, our role
is to speak up for the rights, wellbeing, and voices of mokopuna across
Aotearoa New Zealand. Where possible, we may also help mokopuna connect to
government and other agencies who can help.

 

If you are getting in touch about our Dear Children campaign, you can find
it at [1]www.dearchildren.co.nz.   

 

Thank you again for contacting us. We will be in touch as soon as we can.

 

Ngâ mihi nui,

 

Mana Mokopuna | Children's Commissioner

[2]manamokopuna.org.nz 

Te moemoeâ: kia kuru pounamu te rongo

All mokopuna live their best lives

The Office of the Children's Commissioner advocates for the best interests
of all children and young people in New Zealand and looks to ensure all of
their rights are respected and upheld. This email is confidential. If it
is not intended for you please do not read, distribute or copy it or any
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References

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2. http://www.manamokopuna.org.nz/

IN-CONFIDENCE

Kia ora Matt,

 

Thank you for taking the time to write to the Children’s Commissioner.

 

We acknowledge receipt of your request under the Official Information Act
1982.

 

We received your request on 24^th February 2026. We will endeavour to
respond to your request as soon as possible and in any event no later than
24^th March 2026, being 20 working days after the day your request was
received. If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will
notify you of an extension of that timeframe.

 

If you have any queries or if any additional factors come to light which
are relevant to your request, please do not hesitate to contact us so that
these can be taken into account.

 

Nga mihi,

 

The OIA team

Mana Mokopuna | Children’s Commissioner

[1]manamokopuna.org.nz

Te moemoea: kia kuru pounamu te rongo

All mokopuna live their best lives

 

 

 

Mana Mokopuna | Children’s Commissioner advocates for the best interests
of all children and young people in Aotearoa New Zealand and looks to
ensure all of their rights are respected and upheld. This email is
confidential. If it is not intended for you please do not read, distribute
or copy it or any attachments. Please notify the sender by return email
and delete the original message and any attachments. Any views expressed
in this email may be those of the individual sender and may not
necessarily reflect the views of Mana Mokopuna | Children’s Commissioner.

References

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1. http://www.manamokopuna.org.nz/