Children

"They should be condemned, the lot of them. They fault constantly," says the mother of preschooler Harper Cromie.

Campaigners say the extra cost will affect families and young people already struggling with the cost of living.

Funding for the scheme is set to continue for the "immediate few years" while officials work out what the alternative programme will look like.

The agency is proposing to scrap 21 Māori specialist roles as part of a wider restructure, including a number of senior, regional treaty advisory positions.

Waitangi Tribunal claimants will appeal a High Court decision to overturn a summons order from the Tribunal for Children's Minister Karen Chhour.

The minister was due to give evidence on Friday regarding the government's plans to repeal section 7AA of the Oranga Tamariki Act

The Crown claims the Tribunal has acted in an unlawful and coercive manner, despite having the authority to summons Karen Chhour.

The mother of a transgender teenager says having her child come out at the age of eight let her and her family take "a deep collective breath".

"We need to make sure that every dollar we're spending is actually for the benefit of our young people," Karen Chhour says. Audio

It makes the proposal the biggest single slash to a public service agency so far.

Covid-19? Symptoms including fever, vomiting, diarrhoea or head lice? Your children should be at home, new government guidelines say.