Judge Frances Eivers
Te Kaikōmihana mō ngā Tamariki ō Aotearoa | Children’s Commissioner
Her Honour Judge Frances Eivers (Ngāti Maniapoto, Waikato) is our current Children's Commissioner, taking on the role from 1 November 2021. Before being appointed Commissioner, she was a Judge in the District Court in Manukau, working extensively with mokopuna in the court system.
Te moemoeā
Our vision, values and priorities
Kia kuru pounamu te rongo | All mokopuna live their best lives
Our vision is for every child in Aotearoa, regardless of their background, to grow up knowing they belong with their whānau and have what they need to live their best life. It also means mokopuna have a say about what really matters for them, and that their rights are honoured by those in power.
We have a tikanga framework with four principles: Aroha, Pono, Tika, and Mātauranga.
We have set four priorities for the office: Education, Mental Wellbeing, Ending Family Violence and Monitoring Places of Detention.
Te Tiriti o Waitangi
Commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi
The office is committed to recognising and implementing the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Under the leadership of our Commissioner, and Te Rōpū – our caucus of Māori staff – our office is working towards reflecting the true intention of te Tiriti o Waitangi in everything that we do.
Ngā kōrero
Our history
The role of Children’s Commissioner was established in 1989 to be an independent advocate for children. Since 1989, there have been eight Commissioners, all unified with an unwavering commitment to confront the systemic issues children are affected by but do not have a voice in changing.
Te mahi mō te tari
Work for the office
Working for the Office is an opportunity to help realise our vision for an Aotearoa where all mokopuna live their best lives. We are a friendly, supportive and inclusive office that prioritises wellbeing and a child friendly working environment.
Our commitment to Kia Toipoto
Our tari is committed to meeting the milestones of Kia Toipoto - the Public Service Gender, Māori, Pacific, and Ethnic Pay Gaps Action Plan 2021-24.
Under Kia Toipoto, agencies and entities need at least 20 employees in each comparative group to publish statistically robust pay gaps, while also protecting the privacy of employees. We are a small organisation, meaning publishing pay gap data risks breaching the privacy of our kaimahi. We are, instead, using the data we have and employee engagement to develop our first Kia Toipoto Action Plan.