Children

Researchers at the University of Auckland are calling for a universal screening service for maternal mental distress.

They said perinatal mental distress was not prioritised despite having… Audio

What is non-binary and what does it mean to be transsexual? Trans and gender diverse people can face challenges but one way we can help is by recognising a person’s ‘pronoun’ – such as he, she or… Audio

The Principal Youth Court Judge, John Walker, is questioning whether young people being interviewed by police are getting as much support as they need.

Adults are offered a lawyer when giving a… Audio

A Southland police officer has created a board game to help tamariki who have gone through the trauma of a road accident. Invercargill Senior Constable Rosie Marchant has put together 100 road safety… Audio

In the past week Ukraine has marked two significant events - 31 years of independence, and six months of holding off an invasion by its giant neighbour. It's a conflict that's had an enormous cost in… Audio

What’s in a name? We look at where our country’s names come from. Audio

Last week we spoke to musician Steph Animal about a game she's developed for children called Animal Tracks.  Steph's back to judge some listener tracks mixed using the game she's devised. Audio

Opposition MPs are labelling a restructure of the Ministry for Children as disappointing for our most vulnerable children.

Controversial legislation to restructure how Oranga Tamariki is monitored… Audio

Controversial legislation to restructure how Oranga Tamariki is monitored has passed its final hurdle in Parliament.

The Oranga Tamariki Oversight Bill will remove the country's top watchdog for… Audio

A new report says measures in place to stop big tech companies spying on our schoolchildren appear far too weak.

Overseas, the multi-billion-dollar spread of online learning has triggered lawsuits… Audio

South Korean police say it'll be difficult to pursue a woman who's thought to be a relative of two children whose bodies were found in luggage that had been in an Auckland storage locker.

A family… Audio

The world is on a knife edge as we mark six months since Russia first invaded Ukraine.

In that time, at least 972 children have been killed or injured, and 5.2 million are in need of humanitarian… Audio

Te Tai Tokerau schools have joined forces to launch a campaign to get more Tamariki back into the classroom. The Principal of Kamo Primary School, Sally Wilson talks to Jesse about the challenges of… Audio

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