[1] CYF worked with the Police and the Courts in dealing with young offenders under the youth justice system.

[3] Then, on 1 July 2006, it was amalgamated back into the Ministry of Social Development as a business unit under the name Child, Youth and Family (CYF).

[citation needed] In addition, the department provided residential and care services for children and young people who required placing away from their parents, guardians or usual caregivers, and funded a wide range of community-based social services, with a focus on children, young people and families in need of support.

The blog's stated aim was unveiling examples of alleged incompetence by the Child Youth and Family Service and published the personal details of several CYFS social workers.

In late February, the blog's anonymous author made death threats towards Green MP Sue Bradford as a result of her Crimes (Abolition of Force as a Justification for Child Discipline) Amendment Bill 2005.