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RNZ looks at the most successful players to leave our shores.

Survivors of abuse in care described today's formal apology as "a PR stunt" questioning whether it was authentic. Audio

The Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care found forced adoptions were often organised by church institutions, state social workers, and medical professionals. Audio

A man forced, as a teen, to dig his own grave at gunpoint says any apology without financial compensation is "disingenuous". Audio

Mediawatch - Scams, spam, and disinformation and defamation still circulate on social media platforms that make little effort to counteract them. Will new laws help?

There have been 53 cases of teachers using social media to effectively groom young people in their care into some form of inappropriate relationship since 2010.

This week, Parliament's key action is happening both in the House and in select committees, and includes the RMA, mental health, and a request to expand the Treaty of Waitangi.

The House - Attending Parliament's select committees can be an education, but not always the one you might expect. Audio

A Northland photographer whose images immortalised the social upheaval and flower power movement of London's 'Swinging Sixties' has died aged 85.

It's Nicola Willis' passion project, set to be led by a former top cop. Here's what the Social Investment Agency is meant to do.

The Declaration of the Rights of the Child was adopted on 26 September 1924. But what do children still need after 100 years? Audio

A quarry has tried repeatedly to crack a permanent protection to get more rock out of a mountain. Now, it's turning to the 'Fast-track' law.

China was one of just seven countries that allowed New Zealanders to adopt children not related to them.

The expectation that schools will be ready to teach the new curriculum next year is being dubbed "absolutely unrealistic". Audio

It took nearly 35 years for Ellen Craig to be arrested and another three years in custody before she was finally sentenced.

Parliament's Social Services and Community Committee has been hearing submissions on the legislation to repeal Section 7AA, which binds Oranga Tamariki to the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi.

Eligible babies will be given gradually increasing doses of peanut powder each day for at least two years, to reduce sensitivity.

Abuse and neglect that went on for decades under the radar was front-and-centre in the headlines this week after the royal commission's report on abuse in state care came out. Mediawatch asks one…

Donald Trump's vice-presidential candidate has defended resurfaced comments in which he called Democratic politicians a "bunch of childless cat ladies with miserable lives".

Politicians have delivered apologies and promises after the massive report on abuse in care was made public. Audio

Vanuatu's Deputy Prime Minister Matai Seremaiah says many children in the Pacific no longer live with their parents because of labour schemes in Australia and New Zealand. Audio

Analysis - It's her raw approach to battling mental health "demons", and the decision to return on her terms that may cement Simone Biles as one of the greatest athletes of our time, Amberleigh Jack… Video