Children

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

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 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

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

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

School holidays plans have been scuppered for many families in Waikato as part of the region bounces up into level 3.

Clinical Psychologist Dougal Sutherland from Victoria University of Wellington… Audio

Whitcoulls' book manager Joan Mackenzie talks to Jesse about the Whitcoulls' Top 50 kids books, as chosen by kids. Audio

Relief has flooded through the Marokopa and Kiritehere communities now that Thomas Phillips and his three children have returned home alive and well.

Phillips and eight year old Jayda Jin, six year… Audio

Thomas Phillips, who miraculously walked out the bush with his three children yesterday, has apologised to his sister for putting the family through a 17-day ordeal.

Thomas and his three young… Audio

Thomas Phillips, who miraculously walked out the bush with his three children yesterday, has apologised to his sister for putting the family through a 17-day ordeal.

Thomas and his three young… Audio

The safety of the Thomas Phillips' children was front of mind in the local community over the past few weeks until their sudden return - alive and well - yesterday.

Before turning up at the family… Audio

There's relief in the small King Country settlement of Kiritehere.

On Thursday Thomas Phillips and his three children turned up alive and well at their family's farmhouse in nearby Marokopa after… Audio

New research from Massey University and New Zealand Council for Educational Research on learning from home shows children are experiencing some rich learning, while the Educational Review Office’s… Audio

A new report finds Oranga Tamariki is not fit for purpose - and lacks vision and strategy.

However, the same report has also been criticised for not going far enough to prompt the needed… Audio

A report by the government-appointed advisory panel into Oranga Tamariki is being described as weak and not going far enough to prompt transformational change the Minister is promising to enforce.

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University of Otago, Christchurch PHD student Nathan Monk talks to Jesse about what their research has uncovered. Audio

The National Party wants to ditch the elimination approach to Covid-19, and switch to a 'vigorous suppression' strategy instead.

This morning, the Party laid out a three stage proposal for dealing… Audio

Oranga Tamariki has been described as not fit for purpose and needing transformative change - with the Minister insisting he'll 'force the change'.

The Ministerial appointed Advisory Panel report… Audio