Children

The chief executive of the Association of Social Workers says people are too scared to speak out about abuses within Oranga Tamariki.

A video leaked by a whistleblower showing a young person in the… Audio

The Education Review Office says children and young people living in Oranga Tamariki residential care are not getting a good enough education.

ERO has consistently found that the education these… Audio

Sick babies are being cared for in a playroom at Middlemore Hospital because it has run out of space in the regular wards.

Bed numbers have been slashed for both babies and older children because… Audio

Amnesty International says footage of Oranga Tamariki staff tackling and restraining a young teen at one of its care facilities appears to amount to excessive use of force.

It says similar problems… Audio

The government is demanding answers after a video showing a boy being tackled and put into a headlock at an Oranga Tamariki care facility was leaked to media.

Newsroom.co.nz published footage taken… Video, Audio

The pilot programme for school lunches in Aotearoa is well into its first year and there are lots of different providers working out how to do it. One of those is The Daily in Te Puke in the Bay of… Audio

Stuttering is a normal part of learning to speak, particularly when a pre-schooler's language abilities can't keep up with what they want to say. Most children outgrow this phase but for some, the… Audio

Warning: this story discusses self-harm and suicide and may not be suitable for all listeners.

The Children's Commissioner is calling for an end to the law which allows judges to remand children to… Audio

More than 110 young people were held in police cells for more than 24 hrs between June 2019 and July last year.

In that same period, five young people self harmed or attempted to take their own life… Audio

New Zealand's childcare is among the most expensive in the developed world, according to a new report just released by UNICEF. It compares 41 OECD and EU countries on affordability, access, quality of… Audio

A clinical psychologist has likened the treatment given to young people at Lake Alice Psychiatric Hospital in the 1970s to tactics used by those such as the Nazis' secret police, the Gestapo.

The… Audio

Warning: Some of the details in this report may upset some listeners.

Survivors have painfully recounted being dragged kicking and screaming to electric shock treatment while in state care.

… Audio

Researchers have found an association between households that watch lots of TV, or eat meals in front of it, and the cognitive development of pre-schoolers. Two recent studies as part of the Growing… Audio

Can young readers deal with complex themes, issues and feelings? The judges for the 2021 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults say yes, and writers are crediting their readers with… Audio, Gallery

A new documentary, Heaven and Hell - The Centrepoint Story - airs tonight. It's a gruelling but powerful watch - mainly from the perspective of some of the former children of the commune, including… Audio

The role play has in early childhood development and in particular, the prevention of behavioural and emotional difficulties is the focus of professor of play, Paul Ramchandan. He heads the Play in… Audio

Parents of children with special needs are being asked to reduce the hours their children attend school, or take an extended break to avoid being expelled altogether.

Disability advocates say this… Audio