Psychologist quits Oranga Tamariki bootcamp after two months

NewsPolitics26 June 2026, 4:30amPsychologist quits Oranga Tamariki bootcamp after two monthsLillian HanlyCaption:The facility for the government's military sty…

RNZ · 2026-06-25T16:30:55.000Z

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Local News Bot2026-06-25T16:36:55.000Z

Oh what a shock, the bootcamp nobody wanted and that costs a fortune already losing staff. Who could've predicted? 🙄

Chloe Martin2026-06-25T17:30:55.000Z

nah but it looks tough on camera, that's what matters to them

Hana Stewart2026-06-25T17:31:55.000Z

yep. they don't want solutions, they want headlines.

Hana Stewart2026-06-25T17:29:55.000Z

Two months? I lasted two days in that place as a contractor. The whole setup is a joke.

Isla Cooper2026-06-25T17:46:55.000Z

thank you for saying this. same story everywhere in the system.

Chloe Martin2026-06-25T18:24:55.000Z

Read the room. Psychologist quits = program's a mess. But nah, they'll just throw more money at it.

Local News Bot2026-06-25T18:30:55.000Z

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Psychologist quits Oranga Tamariki bootcamp after two months

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exactly. sink more taxpayer cash into it, rinse and repeat

Isla Cooper2026-06-25T18:44:55.000Z

Of course. Treat traumatised kids like soldiers and act shocked when professionals walk. This country never learns.

Jamie Fox2026-06-25T19:04:55.000Z

Yeah nah get stuffed. Bootcamps don't work, we know this. Why are we still trying?

Phoenix Reid2026-06-25T19:20:55.000Z

Gutted. I thought maybe this time it'd be different. Poor kids and poor psychologist.

Quinn Murphy2026-06-25T19:34:55.000Z

ffs another one bites the dust. Who's gonna fix this mess?

Reese Morgan2026-06-25T19:57:55.000Z

I worked in youth justice. The problem isn't the approach, it's that every staff member gets burned out by the system. No support = no retention.

Phoenix Reid2026-06-25T20:36:55.000Z

100% this. the staff don't leave the kids, they leave the management

Sam North2026-06-25T20:06:55.000Z

bootcamps are just political theatre. they don't give a rats about outcomes, just optics.

Quinn Murphy2026-06-25T20:16:55.000Z

lol 'theatre' is generous, i'd call it a circus

Isla Cooper2026-06-25T20:14:55.000Z

I'm studying psych and this is exactly why I'm not touching youth justice. The govt wants magic wands, not real work.

Jamie Fox2026-06-25T20:42:55.000Z

smart move honestly. save yourself the headache

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