Children
Finding Auckland's best child-friendly spots
A recently launched app hopes to take away the time, stress and mental load of planning affordable days out in Auckland. Audio
Discovering the best play grounds in Tamaki Makaurau
Renata Wiles spent hundreds of hours exploring Auckland with her daughter looking for the coolest playgrounds and kid-friendly activities available. Renata speaks to Jesse. Audio
'First-ever Bluey coins' to hit shelves in Australia
The Royal Australian Mint is about to release a collection of three colourful coins in the hopes of "cultivating the coin collector of tomorrow".
School principals divided over new equity index
School principals are divided over whether the new equity index will reduce stigma against what used to be known as low-decile schools. Education correspondent John Gerritsen spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
Episode 17
This week, Hamish talks about the book The Sc'ollarship Prize, kids talk about their friends, and Ali & Gab continue their time-travel adventures. Audio
Safe smart phone surfing invention
Safe Surfer is an organisation here in Aotearoa New Zealand who've come up with a potential solution to the damage that devices are doing to young people. Rory Birkbeck is part of the team, and a dad… Audio
Baking for Starship, a unique fundraiser
More than 1,700 people have signed up for the Starship hospitals recently launched community bake off. The bake off is raising money to support the hospital, which in turn supports over 140,000… Audio
Parenting: How to help children make their own decisions
How do you encourage children to start making their own decisions? And at what age should they be able to do this with confidence? First off, it's all about helping them build "decision-making… Audio
Mike King: I'd take money from Gollum if it meant better mental health services
Mental health advocate Mike King tells Guyon why taking government cash is like taking money from Gollum; the day he realised his homophobic comedy was doing real damage, and why kids don't talk to… Video, Audio
Health authorities send notice as whooping cough cases spike
There's been a sudden spike in whooping cough, which has prompted health authorities to send notices out to GPs, hospitals and hauora Maori clinics warning them to be on the look out for the disease -… Audio
Baby food pouches not providing enough nutritional value
Baby food pouches could be providing our little ones with very little nutritional value, according to new research. Ioanna Katiforis is PhD candidate in the Department of Human Nutrition at… Audio
Made in NZ: Rocking Horses
This week on Made in NZ we meet Shona Garven who's dedicated her business to making and restoring rocking horses. The Rocking Horse Place is based in Turakina just south of Whanganui. Shona explains… Audio
Episode 16
Young Ted talks about his new puppy, Charlotte, Travis, & Juliette are our guest joke-tellers this week, and you're invited to play 'What's That Sound?' - the game with no prize! Audio
Event organiser's 'natural disaster' cancellation claim questioned
A parent says organisers of a children's extreme cross country event have left them high and dry with claims of a natural disaster.
Govt to cut funding of Reading Recovery despite child progress
Research shows children taught to read using an updated version of Reading Recovery make double the normal progress. Education correspondent John Gerritsen reports. Audio
The fishhooks in charter schools
Former charter schools are expressing caution about David Seymour's revival plans Audio
Seven year old impresses with submission to Rotorua Council
While kids are usually accused of not being interested in local democracy, Rotorua's Jimmy Bathgate has shown age is no barrier to having your voice heard on local matters. Audio
New mothers fear judgement by Plunket nurses, worry they will be seen as unfit
New research, collecting stories from 420 families about their experience with the Well Child service, reveals a pattern of unmet needs, an academic says. Audio
The real change in education
Out with Reading Recovery; in with structured literacy. There's a big change coming for New Zealand's young readers Audio
Oranga Tamariki cut proposal 'incredibly disrespectful' - advocate
"For a system that desperately needs help, any budget cuts to me are outrageous but especially in record-keeping," Lisa McLaren says. Audio
