Children
Six months, three kids, and 107 playgrounds reviewed and ranked
Any parent will tell you it can be a battle to get the kids off the devices and into the outdoors. But for one Wellington family, turning the outdoors into a playful challenge has become something of… Audio
Landslide threat forces popular school camp to halt overnight stays
Geotechnical findings have shown a significant risk that more heavy rain could trigger landslides, sending debris towards Fiordland's Deep Cove camp and hostel.
Free lunches seen as essential, despite uncertain future
While government-funded school lunches have only been around for a few years, for some schools, they've already become absolutely essential. But after this year's Budget, the free meals programme… Video, Audio
Kids as young as six call on MPs to do more about climate change
Children arrived at the steps of Parliament today to tell politicians how worried they are about climate change. Climate Change Minister James Shaw received notes from children as young as six calling… Audio
The Bonsai Child - is modern parenting limiting our children's potential?
The Japanese bonsai – a "perfect little tree" that thrives only with lots and lots of care – is a good metaphor for children raised to be reliant on high levels of support, says clinical psychologist… Audio
Report finds issues with how children are returned home while in state care
A new Independent Children's Monitor report has found vulnerable children are being let down by the very system that's supposed to be caring for them. The Returning Home From Care report found… Audio
Psychologist says mother who killed daughters was feeling overwhelmed just hours before
A clinical pyschologist who interviewed Lauren Dickason says she was feeling overwhelmed hours before she killed her three children, believing she would not get a good psychiatric report, as required… Audio
Improvements urged for tamariki returning to parents while in state care - report
The Independent Children's Monitor looked at experiences and practices surrounding tamariki and rangatahi cared for at home by parents while in state custody.
Cellphone ban in schools: does it work?
National says if it becomes the Government, it will regulate all schools to ban cellphones all day in classrooms and in the playground. Leader Christopher Luxon says this will lift achievement by… Audio
Three sightings of Marokopa man missing for 18 months with three kids
Three credible sightings, an altercation in the street, and police are renewing calls for sightings of missing Marokopa man Tom Phillips. The 36 year old has been missing for 18 months, with his three… Video, Audio
The power of mindful parenting
Learning to manage difficult feelings is the biggest job of childhood. says psychologist Angela North, and kids need a parent's help to do this. Along with Dr Steven Mackenzie, Angela has written the… Audio
Charity supporting sexual abuse survivors struggling for course funding
HELP Auckland is calling for urgent support to keep its personal safety courses, which run in preschools, afloat to combat Aotearoa's high rates of childhood sexual abuse. Audio
Te Pāti Māori proposes Mokopuna Authority to end state care of Māori
Te Pāti Māori has proposed putting an end to state care for Māori children, saying it's a response to a "fundamentally broken" system.
Give kids in state care a say in how they're looked after - advocates
Young people in state care are urging Oranga Tamariki to honour its parental responsibility.
Arbitration panel recommends pay rise for secondary teachers
Secondary teachers are hoping they'll get the chance to vote on a new deal to settle a pay dispute next week.
An independent arbitration panel is recommending a pay rise of 14.5 percent over three… Audio
Teddy Bear Hospital events to check teddy health.
We've all heard of a Teddy Bear Picnic but how many of you have heard of a Teddy Bear Hospital? Well, this Saturday, Dunedin teddy bears can get a full health check-up from head to toe. Leilani Jones… Audio
Number of children waiting longer than four months for hospital help jumps by 600 percent
Waiting is a way of life for Kylee Ostermann and her 11-year-old son Alex, who has multiple disabilities. Audio
Children missing out on surgery at 'optimal age'
The number of sick and disabled children waiting longer than four months for assessment or treatment has blown out by more than 600 percent in the last year.
Paediatric specialists warn wait times… Audio
Hospitalisations for avoidable complications increasing
The number of babies and preschoolers hospitalised for avoidable complications jumped 56 percent in Auckland in the year to March according to data from health agency Te Whatu Ora.
The chair of… Audio
Rates hike hurting South Wairarapa’s children
By Sue Teodoro, Local Democracy reporter An award-winning Wairarapa community sports organiser is speaking out about the impact of the cost-of-living crisis including the rising rates on hundreds of…
