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You can make a claim to Oranga Tamariki if:
You can be under 18, or older. You can be still in care or no longer in care.
If you die before your claim is settled, you whānau may be able to progress it on your behalf.
If abuse or neglect happened before 1 April 2017, you can make a claim to the Ministry of Social Development (MSD) Historic Claims team.
You can also make a claim to the MSD Historic Claims team if abuse happened when you were in the care of a previous child protection agency such as:
Find out about making an historic claim with MSD.
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