Children
Govt agencies, community providers collaborate to curb youth crime
The multi-agency trial in Auckland aims to tackle the underlying factors leading young people into trouble.
School counts cost of coaxing kids back to class after Covid-19
Fed up with students not turning up, an Auckland college has hired attendance navigators and taken out radio ads to try get kids into the classroom.
New PPTA numbers show 60,000 students are missing… Video, Audio
Dreams
Hey dreamers – wanna learn a little something about those crazy visions your brain makes while you sleep? Let’s get into it! Video, Audio
Support needed for parents of kids acting out - Sir Graham Lowe
Youth crime needs to be addressed with better parenting and support for parents, says rugby league great Sir Graham Lowe, and a city councillor. Audio
NCEA literacy standards trial reveals students' basic errors
Teenagers who don't know how many minutes are in an hour or when to use full stops could soon fail NCEA.
A test run of tougher literacy and numeracy standards, to come into effect next year, revealed… Audio
Some teens don't know how many minutes in an hour
A trial test of tougher new NCEA standards shows some teens will fail because they don't know how many minutes there are in an hour and don't use capital letters and full stops
The literacy and… Audio
Dr Becky: the 'Millennial parent whisperer'
Dr Becky Kennedy became Instagram's favourite 'parent whisperer' almost by accident. Indeed,Time magazine went as far as describing 'Dr Becky' - as she's known online - as the 'Millennial parent… Audio
War
It’s Anzac weekend – and sadly war is in the news a lot at the moment. So we’ll be looking in depth at the causes of war and what we can do to help encourage peace. Audio
The Panel with Shane Te Pou and Heather Roy (Part 2)
Panellists Shane Te Pou and Heather Roy discuss bus lane cameras and the fines that come with them, a Christchurch councillor who exposed those harassing her online, and fluoride in drinking water. Audio
How children saw New Zealand's Covid-19 restrictions
Researchers asked kids to draw comics as a way to understand how they're coping with the pandemic. Dr Julie Spray led the study and talks to Wallace about what they learned from kids' lockdown art. Audio
Parents, caregivers excited and nervous for orange
The orange light setting has brought a sense of relief for parents, as the eased restrictions mean one less thing to juggle.
Some Covid-19 related worries are still lurking.
Reporter Soumya… Audio
Tā Mark Solomon new chair of Oranga Tamariki Ministerial Advisory Board announced
Māori leader Tā Mark Solomon is the new Chair of the Oranga Tamariki Ministerial Advisory Board.
In the role, Tā Mark will help monitor the introduction of changes he helped put forward.
He says… Audio
Three children injured in car crash on Auckland's North Shore
Police say the children have moderate injuries and have been taken to hospital.
Rugby headgear researchers look at protection effectiveness
University of Canterbury researchers are studying head knocks in junior rugby and the effect of World Rugby-approved headgear in collisions. Audio
Few NZ men take paid parental leave - would offering them more to stay home help?
Opinion - New Zealand's capped parental leave payments seem to reinforce the stereotype of women as carers and men as earners outside the home, Claire Breen writes.
Sugar!
It's Easter weekend! As well as our news bulletin, there's lots of chocolate eggs to be hunted down. When better to look at sugar? Video, Audio
Tips for Reluctant Readers
Primary school teacher-turned writer Aaron Topp talks about his latest Young Adult book and shares tips on how to coax reluctant readers to pick up a book. Audio
Covid-19: Majority of Northland's Tamariki Māori unvaccinated
In one of New Zealand's most vaccine-hesitant regions, the vast majority of tamariki Māori haven't had a Covid-19 jab.
The Northland DHB is spending five-million dollars on campaigns against Covid… Audio
Indications children being lifted from poverty - report
The government contends that two new reports reveal progress is being made to lift children from poverty.
The reports are the first statutory Annual Report for the Child and Youth Wellbeing Strategy… Audio
Survivors group questions inquiry extension timing
An abuse survivors group is questioning the timing and reason the inquiry into abuse in care has extendeded its investigation into wider faith-based abuse.
The Royal Commission has now added the… Audio
