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Next Steps on Government Response to the Dame Karen Poutasi Review

30 January 2026.

These papers are regarding implementation of the Government response to the report by Dame Karen Poutasi on the Joint Review into the Children’s Sector.

PDF format

Coversheet (PDF 153.5KB)
Paper – Next Steps on Government Response to the Dame Karen Poutasi Review (PDF 352.95KB)
Cabinet Social Outcomes Committee Minute SOU-25-MIN-0178, Cabinet Office (PDF 665.45KB)
REP/25/12/954 (PDF 2.78MB)
REP/25/10/863 (PDF 4.26MB)
REP/25/10/828 (PDF 125.17KB)
REP/25/10/839 (PDF 18.06MB)
REP/25/9/756 (including attachment) (PDF 13.06MB)

Word format

Coversheet (Word 64.19KB)
Paper – Next Steps on Government Response to the Dame Karen Poutasi Review (Word 54.89KB)

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