A fight for legitimacy: reflections on child protection reform, the reduction of baby removals, and child protection decision‐making in Aotearoa New Zealand

Overview of attention for article published in Kotuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online, January 2022

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Is the Tom Phillips saga a chance to reform NZ's child protection system?

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Now that the four-year Tom Phillips saga has concluded, scholar Anna Marie Brennan asks whether agencies acted with the…

Tom Phillips inquiry: one family’s tragedy now a chance to reform NZ’s child protection system

University of Waikato, 28 Nov 2025

Police at the location of one of the campsites where Tom Phillips and his children had been hiding for the past four years.

Tom Phillips inquiry: One family's tragedy now a chance to reform NZ's child protection system

RNZ, 27 Nov 2025

By Anna Marie Brennan* of Analysis - Thursday's announcement of a public inquiry into the handling of the Tom Phillips case was…

Tom Phillips inquiry: One family's tragedy now a chance to reform NZ's child protection system

Radio New Zealand , 27 Nov 2025

By Anna Marie Brennan* of Attorney-General Judith Collins has confirmed the inquiry will examine whether government agencies…

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