Children

It's not surprising then that children's clothes leave a big stain on our landfill. Jess Richards and her business partner Miranda Kersten want to combat this. Jess speaks to Jesse. Audio

Parents who were looking to return to work because of cheaper early childhood education fees through a government subsidy may now need to rethink their plans. As part of last month's Budget, the… Audio

An outcry from the early childhood education sector has pushed the government to back down on its key budget policy of 20 hours free ECE for 2 year olds. Providers will no longer require providers to… Audio

Outcry from the early childhood education sector has pushed the government to back down on a new condition that was set to be imposed on centres. As part of the Budget policy, the government plans to… Audio

Paternal depression is often perceived to be solely experienced by women. But today, the New Zealand Medical Journal today has published a research letter about depression experienced by first-time… Audio

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Paediatrician and researcher Dr Teuila Percival is to be a Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit. She takes her role of advocacy for better outcomes just as seriously as being a good… Audio

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Californian academic Dorsa Amir recently shared a comforting, science-backed list of things that parents can "worry less about". Audio

Built from more than 6,000,000 pieces of Lego, Jurassic Park has arrived in a larger than life exhibition at Wellington's new convention centre, Tākina.

Australia's Ryan 'The BrickMan' McNaught, who… Audio

Spinal muscular atrophy is the most common genetic cause of death in New Zealand babies without treatment but it's not included in the newborn screening programme.

Doctors warn that waiting until… Audio

The first event in Wellington's massive new convention centre, Tākina, is kicking off tonight.

And it's not one you would expect. Six million pieces of LEGO have turned into huge dinosaurs for the… Video, Audio

Many of us parents are guilty of putting on an episode of the Wiggles, maybe Bluey to entertain the kids...but how much screen time is too much in early childhood? Audio

The Children's Commissioner is imploring police not to pursue young drivers.

The police commissioner, Andrew Coster, announced the change to the pursuit policy on the back of a large increase in… Audio

There are concerns an online mega store is targetting children with freebies, like crocs and electronics, but is the real price valuable personal data?

The e-commerce site Temu launched last year… Video, Audio

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Plans to extend 20 hours of free early childhood care to two-year-olds has been met with stark opposition by the early childhood sector.

A coalition of groups says the policy is unworkable and could… Audio