PremiumDavid FisherSenior writer·NZ Herald·21 Aug, 2026 05:00 PM6 mins to read‌Operation Hark is investigating concerns about how Detective Inspector Kevan Verry handled historical child protection and sexual assault files. Herald composite photo.

Documents reveal that as Operation Hark began, staff inside child protection agency Oranga Tamariki started to fear they had relied too much on police assessments of child-protection cases. The review has since produced 12 new reports of concern about children, and OT has not said whether they resulted