Children
Covid-19: Principals help whānau with support given to kids at school
Auckland school kids have been stuck at home for more than two months now - and teachers are doing what they can to help whanau who are struggling.
On Wednesday, the government is set to announce… Audio
Northland mum sets own alert levels for vistors
Northland is officially out of Level 3, but not everyone in the far north is lining up for level 2 living Kerikeri school teacher and new mum Renee Archer has let everyone know that while other… Audio
From Oranga Tamariki security guard to social worker
At 47 James Cherrington decided to study a bachelor of social work. Now 56 and with his Masters, he's hoping to make changes to the way social work is taught to create systemic change for Māori and…
Western Australian campsite mystery: Search continues for missing 4-year-old
Cleo Smith was last seen at 1.30am on Saturday in her family's tent at the Blowholes Shacks campsite in Macleod, Western Australia.
Community leaders fear lockdown's long-term impact on families
The lengthy Auckland lockdown is making it even harder to address truancy - with growing concern some children will disappear from education entirely.
School principals have told Checkpoint as few as… Video, Audio
Teen fundraising for children with arthritis
Five years ago India Heron's world turned upside down when she was diagnosed with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis. Audio
Many reasons behind online learning challenges - principal
Some Auckland schools are battling virtual truancy and more than 50 percent of students dropping off the radar as they head back into online classes on Monday.
For hundreds of thousands of students… Video, Audio
How a pinging phone can affect your child's language development
Parents who turn off audible notifications on their devices have the best chance of expanding their child's vocabulary, according to a new study by the University of Auckland's School of Psychology. Audio
Kura Kaupapa, Kohanga Reo pushing for staff to be vaccinated
Kura Kaupapa and Kohanga Reo are urging all their staff to get vaccinated - and are still working on those who are hesitant within the sector.
School and early childhood staff who have contact with… Audio
Covid-19: Expectant couples caught in MIQ booking backlog
Expectant couples caught up in the MIQ booking backlog are begging for help so they can be reunited before the baby arrives.
Others are desperate to get back in the country so they can give birth… Audio
KidsCan: many children still in food poverty during lockdown
With Auckland school children still unsure when they'll be able to return to class, for many it's not only their education that is suffering ... Children's charity KidsCan has seen a huge surge in… Audio
Children need better definitions of ‘good’ and ‘bad’ screen time
Analysis - The pandemic has fundamentally altered every part of our lives and the increasingly blurred line between recreational and educational screen time presents new challenges.
Covid-19: Pfizer submits to FDA for child vaccines
To the US, Drug company Pfizer has submitted an emergency request for the authorisation of its Covid-19 vaccine for use in children aged from five to 11.
The Food and Drug Administration has promised… Audio
Parenting with Nathan Wallis - coping with lockdown effects on children's routines
Neuroplasticity educator and parenting expert, Nathan Wallis talks to Kathryn about Covid lockdowns and getting children back to a normal routine and dealing with the anxiety of going back to school… Audio
Facebook whistleblower unites congress
American whistleblower Frances Haugen's Facebook revealations led to a somewhat united Congress yesterday. Her testimony about Facebook's impact on children could propel Republicans and Democrats to… Audio
Covid-19: Any risk for kids returning to school likely to come from adults
Auckland's winding road to an eventual relaxation of Covid-19 restrictions, and a reopening, is worrying some parents.
Schools are tentatively able to open their doors on 18 October, but that comes… Audio
Covid-19: Auckland school reopening plans worry teachers
A teacher backlash is building over government plans to reopen Auckland's classrooms after the school holidays.
Union leaders have told RNZ their Auckland members are astonished they could be back in… Audio
Mandatory vaccinations being considered for schools
Mandatory vaccinations are among the options up for consideration before Auckland's schools re-open on October the 18th, after the school holidays.
That date's just a pencil booking for now, pending… Audio
16 year old's support Electoral Law review into voting age
Should 16 year olds get to vote?
That's one of the questions that a new major review into Aotearoa's electoral system will consider.
Minister of Justice Kris Faafoi said that the review will… Audio
Covid-19: Not much room for more kids in Auckland ECEs
Auckland's early childhood education centres were initially excited by the news they can reopen to all tamariki from until they figured out they're not allowed to bring in any more kids.
Centres must… Audio
