Children

Oranga Tamariki has admitted multiple failings today at the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care.

The ministry for children says the state did not stop abuse and did not meet the basic… Audio

Australian Anne Perrottet is a counsellor with a number of degrees to her name, based these days in the U.S. Her husband John worked for the World Bank, he's a financial consultant. She's also raised… Audio

We all love to laugh. But did you know it's also good for you? Audio

We are all wired differently. Dyslexia, dyscalculia, ADHD and autism spectrum conditions are all variations that can exist in our brains. Researchers are trying to gain a better understanding of the… Audio

Crown officials have conceded that failures by multiple agencies allowed thousands of children in its care to be abused over decades.

Monday was the first day of a two-week hearing before the Royal… Audio

Why are bees so important to life on earth? Audio

New Zealand's age of criminal responsibility is lower than many other countries around the world - Amnesty wants the government to change that. Audio

It can drive parents mad, but psychologist Dr Rachael Sharman of the University of the Sunshine Coast says sibling rivalry is a perfectly normal - and in fact, even necessary part of the developmental… Audio

An interesting study has been completed at the University of Otago to observe the impacts of child poverty from a child's perspective.  Professor Louise Signal from the university's Department of… Audio

Paediatric dietician Jenny Douglas talks to Susie about how to best nourish infants and young children. Jenny runs her own private practice, Jump Start Nutrition in Dunedin. She specialises in infant… Audio

The country's outdated adoption legislation is set for an overhaul by the Ministry of Justice, which admits the law hasn't kept up with modern life and families. Improving access to birth families… Audio

Photoshop, Facetune, airbrushes, filters – there are SO many options for altering and adjusting digital images.

But are we editing our appearance too much? And what impact does it have? Audio

The number of teenagers leaving school early has jumped. Almost one in five school leavers in 2021 was under the age of 17, the highest figure in a decade.

One of the worst-affected areas is Taranaki… Audio

Health experts are warning that a big effort is needed to turn around plummeting childhood vaccination rates.

Internationally, first dose vaccinations for measles are at their lowest in more than a… Audio