Children
Diabetes becoming more common in younger Kiwis
Experts are alarmed the number of New Zealanders with diabetes is not just getting bigger, it's also getting younger. Starship Hospital's paediatric endocrinologist, Dr Craig Jefferies spoke to Corin… Audio
The New Zealand artist creating 'risky' playgrounds
New Zealand-born, Australia-based artist Mike Hewson creates playgrounds that, at first glance, look more like construction sites than places to play. He joins Emile Donovan to explain his 'risk'… Audio
Changes made to teacher training process
The Government is putting the Ministry of Education in charge of teacher training standards, stripping the Teaching Council of that responsibility, and restructuring who's on the Council. NZEI Te Riu… Audio
Measles vaccination efforts ramp up in Auckland
Measles vaccination efforts are ramping up in Auckland communities, with pop-up clinics, door to door campaigns and pharmacies all doing their part. Lucy Xia reports. Audio
Govt warned of risks in plan to means-test benefit for teens
The government was warned its plan to means-test benefits for 18 and 19 year olds could keep them in unsafe homes, or encourage teen pregnancies. The general manager of Aviva Canterbury, a family harm… Audio
Consumer NZ warns over risky Temu, Shein toys
Testing found more than 60 percent of the products investigated from both online stores had failures. Audio
A Special Guest!
Check out our elephant-tastic brain-teaser, put your gumboots on to play What's That Sound?, and meet our very special guest! Audio
Youth in state care not getting enough support - survey
A report featuring young people's voices is gauging what progress has been made since 2020.
Is Halloween too scary for kids?
The gothic and macabre have always held a special fascination for children.
Kids swallowing magnets, needing major surgery - MBIE issues warning
It took a few minutes for Karen Teague to get out of her daughter that she had swallowed the two ends of magnet jewellery about 30 minutes apart.
The battle to stop a tide of child sexual abuse material
The Child Exploitation Operations Team deals with the worst of the worst, and has "more work than we can handle".
Border patrols for child predators
The amount of child sexual abuse material entering New Zealand is increasing and getting 'more violent' - and the Customs team managing it can't keep up. Audio
Tick-Tick-Tick-Tick—Ding!
We get to know Zaria by playing the game Seven Questions, a grumpy mole pokes his nose in, and we go into space for this week's Brain Teaser! Audio
How to make your kids better with money
Parents want what's best for their kids - including a financially comfortable future - but that can be a daunting prospect.
The Panel with Penny Ashton and Nick Leggett, Part 2
In part two, do you remember swimming lessons at school? Water Safety NZ says not enough kids are getting on the waka, with under half of the country's children doing lessons according to a 2023… Audio
The NZ doctor providing rare fertility-saving help
Imagine being told, as a teenager, that the treatment that could save your life might also take away your chance to ever have children. Well, there's one doctor in New Zealand providing a rare… Audio
Minister's shortlived celebration about one statistic
Karen Chhour has acknowledged her initial comments didn't paint a full picture. Audio
'It shouldn't be that way': The detention practice worrying youth experts
The rooms are small and bare, "some have a toilet" - and teens are being kept in them alone for days.
State care residences report first recorded reductions in harm
The government credits its new policy of using transparent bags to stop harmful items from being brought in.
