Child Abuse

The United Nations Children's Fund says child abuse and violence costs countries in the Asia-Pacific region about 209 billion US dollars each year. Audio

New Zealand's distressing child murder and abuse record is investigated in a new play, Days Like Today. Inspired in part by the Chris Kahui trial, Auckland playwright Laurence Dolan wrote a script… Audio

Social Development Minister, Anne Tolley, addresses concerns around delays in settling claims of historical abuse while in state care. Audio

The number of children being abused in New Zealand has fallen for the first time in a decade. Audio

Child abuse has fallen by 12 percent according to the latest Child Youth and Family statistics. Audio

Child protection organisations say too many sporting clubs and organisations don't have child protection policies, which is leaving children vulnerable to abuse. There have been eight cases in the… Audio

Professor of parenting studies at the University of Auckland and University of Queensland. He was co-investigator of a major study carried out in South Carolina which found that there were lower rates… Audio

Andrew McRae looks at some of the ideas being put forward to try to reduce the rates of child abuse and neglect. Audio

Insight looks at what's happening to children in care amid a new policy to find them permanent homes as quickly as possible. Audio