Every fact Tīmata uses, with a source.
Every phone number, amount and rule in the app, where it came from, and when a person last confirmed it. Twice a week, a checker visits every source page. This was its last run.
Everything Tīmata tells people
How a fact gets checked
Checked twice a week
Every linked page is opened automatically twice a week.
Matched against the source
Each fact is compared with the agency's govt.nz listing and with the page it links to. If those can't settle it, a language model reads the page as a last check.
Anything off raises an alert
A changed page, a broken link or a mismatch sends an alert.
A person checks it
Someone reads the source, then fixes the fact or confirms it's still right. Every fact also has a set date for a person to review it again.
Wrong facts block updates
If a fact is confirmed wrong, the website can't be updated until it's fixed.
The paper trail
Government page snapshots
Each agency's govt.nz page is captured and kept, so there's a record of what it said on the day it was checked.
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Spotted something out of date?
If a number doesn't work or a rule has changed, say so here. A person reads every message.
Changes to Tīmata
Anything that changes what Tīmata does or keeps.
Tīmata begins
The first version: a checklist for the first 30 days after release, with plain guidance on every step.
A page that shows its sources
The Transparency page went up, showing where every phone number and fact comes from, with a way to report when something is wrong.
Page views, counted and disclosed
A simple count of page views was added. No cookies, no tracking of individuals, no ad networks, only totals, and the privacy policy says so.
Every source checked
A full check of every cited number and link. Four phone numbers were replaced with the right lines, and 18 links now point at the exact official page. Sources are checked automatically twice a week.
Each fact shows how it was checked
Every fact now shows how it was verified: against a government directory, against the organisation's own page, or by a small AI read.
Start fresh means start fresh
"Start fresh" now deletes your saved progress from the server. Before this, there was no way to delete a saved checklist from the app. The privacy policy was corrected to match.
Help that matches your region
Prisoners' Aid branches covering your region now show first. Branches were added for Manawatū, Rotorua and Otago, and the birth certificate cost was updated to $35.
An unproven deadline removed
A claim that the Steps to Freedom grant must be claimed within seven working days was removed, because no official source says so.
Corrections from an expert review
Five corrections after a review by someone who works in the field, including the Steps to Freedom grant (up to $350) and how supported housing is arranged before release.
More Prisoners' Aid contacts
Prisoners' Aid contacts now cover 12 of 16 regions, with Waikato, Taranaki, Whanganui and Te Pā added.
Text messages turned off
Tīmata no longer sends text messages or collects phone numbers. Numbers collected before this were deleted.
Checklist corrections
Several steps were corrected to match their official source, and a step for the Re-establishment Grant was added.
The apps, redesigned
The iPhone and Android apps have a new, calmer design that is easier to use.
A new website
timata.co.nz has a new website, with a page for care workers and a page that shows where every fact comes from and when it was last checked. The app works the same as before.
Works offline from the first launch
The iPhone and Android apps no longer need an internet connection the first time you open them. You can set up your guide and tick off steps with no signal, and your link appears once you're back online.