Children
The Panel (Part Two) with Victoria Maclennan and Simon
Today on The Panel Wallace and panellists are joined by Dom Harvey, Libby Kirkby-McLeod and Kate Evans. Audio
Electric Cars
Join us for a weekly round-up of the news! Plus an explainer going a little bit more in depth. This week - What is an electric car and why are they increasingly popular? Audio
Child poverty rates stall, with 100,000 children in hardship
Child poverty rates have stalled, with a hundred-thousand children still living in poverty.
Earlier today, Statistics NZ released its data for the year ending June 2022, and the numbers showed no… Audio
Expert responds to stalling child poverty stats
There's been no improvement to child poverty rates, despite it being a keystone of the Labour government's manifesto.
The latest Stats NZ data shows 12 percent of children lived in households earning… Audio
Teachers respond to the opposition's curriculum plans
The National Party has unveiled its new teaching curriculum; which would require children to do an hour of reading, an hour of writing and an hour of maths per day.
The requirement will cover primary… Audio
The government defends stalling child poverty stats
The Government's efforts to reduce poverty have stalled, with more than 100,000 children still living in extreme hardship.
Data out today from Stats NZ shows no change between 2021 and 2022.
These… Audio
Device-addicted parents struggling to curb kid's screen time
Parenting advocate Holly Brooker thinks it's awesome half of Kiwi parents owned up to feeling addicted to their devices in a recent survey. "When we can acknowledge that, we can put some changes in… Audio
National Party plans to rewrite school curriculum if elected
The National Party plans to rewrite the curriculum for primary and intermediate schools if it wins at the next election. Audio
Warning whooping cough epidemic could be on the way
Two babies have died of whooping cough in 2023.
Doctors are warning that we're heading into a whooping cough epidemic, with these being the first cases in the country since the Covid-19 pandemic.
… Audio
Playground equipment shut over safety fears
Swings have been removed from a Carterton playground after a national standards survey, with concerns about items at four other playgrounds.
News 2 Me is back with a new name
News 2 Me is coming back, but… it’s got a new name! Audio
Parenting when you are feeling burnt out
What are parents or caregivers to do when there's not much left in the tank? Not being too hard on yourself is a good start, says clinical psychologist Karen Nimmo. Audio
Helping tamariki deal with difficult feelings
Motivated by the isolation many tamariki were feeling during the lockdown, child psychologists Sarika Rona and Lisa Cherrington wanted to write a book to help tamariki with the emotional challenges of… Audio
PM hopes schools and pre-schools strike can be averted
Kindergarten teachers say this week's strike will be the first time they have joined their primary and secondary colleagues in walking off the job.
Kids and consultants - Media run the rule over opposition policy
The National Party unveiled two dove-tailed policies last weekend - pumping up childcare subsidies while cutting down on consultants to cover the cost. Mediawatch looks at how the media ran the rule… Audio
Kids and consultants - Media run the rule over opposition policy
The National Party unveiled two dove-tailed policies last weekend - pumping up childcare subsidies while cutting down on consultants to cover the cost. Mediawatch looks at how the media ran the rule…
AudioHolli McEntegart: the art of postpartum care
Merging her work as an artist, mother and full spectrum doula, Holli McEntegart's project Inhabit brings together mothers and their infants to examine how community, cultural and whanau postpartum… Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: UNICEF warns of post-flood trauma in children
UNICEF Australia is warning children need specific disaster recovery services, and you cannot just leave their wellbeing to chance.
Thousands of young Australian children need intensive mental health… Video, Audio
National's childcare funds pledge 'not well thought through' - Sepuloni
National says its childcare tax rebate targets lower and middle-income families, but Labour has criticised it as failing to focus on those who most need help. Audio
Agencies dispute over how to solve low literacy and numeracy scores
High failure rates in new literacy and numeracy tests have led to friction between the Qualifications Authority and Ministry of Education. Audio
