Children
Fielding early childhood teacher guilty of serious misconduct
A Feilding early childhood teacher who forced food out of children's mouths, smacked them and locked them in rooms has been censured and struck off.
The Disciplinary Tribunal has found Pitter Patter… Audio
FamilyBoost rebate will be a relief says Early Childhood Council
The Early Childhood Council says the Government's FamilyBoost rebate for pre-school education will be a relief for many parents, but describes it as more of a tax cut.
From October, households… Audio
Govt taking into account new information on long covid
Time now for our weekly chat with Finance Minister Nicola Willis. Nathan Rarere asked her what the government has to offer for those who may have long covid. Audio
Episode 7
Suzy reads Carol Duffy's book Do Not Feed the Kea, you can play the game 'What's That Sound?', and eight-year-old Aston talks about friends. Audio
Children to have their say on free school lunches programme
Children are being asked whether they support the free school lunches scheme in an online poll, and with voting booths at an Auckland market this weekend.
Questions remain over agency involvement in hurt siblings' case
Oranga Tamariki will not say how long it has been involved with the family of two young siblings thought to have been deliberately injured in Lower Hutt.
'Our hearts are shattered': Baby Ru's whānau haven't heard from police in months
Five months on from the boy's death, no one has been charged and his family says the police updates have stopped coming.
'We know we can make a difference' - Pania Hetet
Te Pūkaea o Te Waiora - an iwi-led partnership based in Whakatāne - aims to reduce Oranga Tamariki uplifts by providing whānau with options and support.
Rainbow Storytime event cancelled after threats from Destiny
Rainbow storytellers, whose Rotorua library event was cancelled after threats from Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki, say kids and their parents love their performances.
Rotorua Lakes Council… Audio
Free lunch scheme has made 'huge difference' for Wainuiomata school
Parents, children and teachers are urging the government to leave funding for the free school lunch programme, Ka Ora Ka Ako, untouched.
Episode 6
It's the final, exciting episode of the space adventure Chad Awesomesauce and the Voyage to Voyager; young Maiwenn talks about a book she read called There are No Moa e Hoa... and Trevor asks kids… Audio
Funding continues for children with cancer, but others left out
Pharmac announced it will continue blanket funding for all child cancer medicines but will not extend the funding to other medicines for children.
Freebirth: Why women are choosing to birth alone
There is a global rise in women choosing to have freebirths - without medical assistance. Why is it happening? Audio
Freebirth: Why women are choosing to birth alone
Concerns about the rising practice of "freebirth" escalated last month, following the death of premature twins in Byron Bay. Freebirthing, also known as unassisted birthing, is when women choose to… Audio
Principal on how free school lunches work for her school
A Wainuiomata principal says having a targeted approach on the free school lunches scheme would be impossible to manage.
Her comments follow a group of teachers, principals and board of trustees… Audio
Creating plant-based drinks for tiny tastebuds
Ten percent of infants have a food allergy by the age of one - and one of the most common is to dairy. Audio
Episode 5
Tamariki Aston, Molly & Sebastian share a triple treat of jokes; Suzy chats about carrots; six-year-old Olive reads her story about spiders; and Peter talks about the book Pelorus Jack. Audio
Parents scramble as after-school programmes shut
Parents turned up to find no one there, and now are panicking about what happens next week.
Children's Minister Karen Chhour on bootcamps
The Minister of Corrections and Police denies that a coalition government plan to introduce military style academies is a crackdown on young offenders.
The first of the pilot boot camps should be… Audio
Former bootcamp inmate warns Government to be selective over plans
A former bootcamp inmate is warning the Government should be selective about who they choose for their youth military academies.
Wayne attended the Rangipo Prison Farm corrective training facility in… Audio
