Children
Locked down entertainment: Fun things to do with children at home
As Aucklanders face another weekend in lockdown, we bring you ideas for family games, art creations and messy play to keep the kids entertained. Video
School community split between Alert Levels two and four
There's been excitement and anxiety among both kids and their parents, as hundreds-of-thousands of students returned to school today. But 10km south of the Bombay Hills, the Mangatawhiri School… Audio
Anxious kids - what can parents do?
Clinical Psychologist Sarb Johal talks about why rates of anxiety in children have gone up so much recently. He answers listeners' questions about children and anxiety during lockdown. Audio
Anxious kids - what can parents do?
Kathryn talks with Clinical Psychologist Sarb Johal about why rates of anxiety in children have gone up so much recently. He'll share tips and tricks for parents supporting anxious young ones. Audio
Covid-19: Handling anxiety for kids back at school
The school bells will chime again today - outside Auckland that is - as thousands of primary and secondary school students return to class.
More than three weeks of lockdown learning is over and with… Audio
Helping children through horrific events
It can be tough for adults to get their heads around horrific events like terror attacks, so how do we explain it to our kids? Child and Family Psychologist Linde-Marie Amersfoort offers some advice… Audio
Should magic tricks be taught in schools?
Learning magic tricks promotes creative thinking and self-esteem so we should be seeing it happen in schools, says experimental psychologist Richard Wiseman. Video, Audio
Maggie Dent with the most common parenting questions
How much screen time should you let your children have? How and when do you talk about sex? What can you do when your kid throws a tantrum? Why should you let your children just play? Maggie Dent is… Audio
Outdoor activities to keep tamariki busy
If you're stuck for things to do with the kids during lockdown levels 3 and 4 - here's something for you! Whenua Iti outdoors have come up with some fun, outdoor activities to support learning… Audio
Police scour CCTV to find mum of baby left at Onehunga recycling facility
Warning: Details in this interview may upset some listeners.
Police investigating the discovery of a baby girl's body at an Auckland recycling facility are scouring CCTV footage for the movement of… Video, Audio
Covid-19: Disabled children need more learning help - families
Some families with disabled children are struggling under the lockdown and need more help.
People who work with the children want an alert level 4 rule change so teachers and specialists can visit… Audio
Treasured birth centre in Hutt Valley closes after lack of fund
A treasured birthing centre in the Hutt Valley will be mothballed next month, due to a lack of funding.
Thousands signed a petition calling on the DHB to take over the running of the centre, which… Audio
Parenting - supporting tweens and teens to healthy adulthood
Parenting tweens and teens can be difficult territory to navigate, even more so in a pandemic when a life lived online is accentuated. Clinical psychologist Jo Lamble and Family GP Ginni Mansberg are… Audio
The Background to NZ's Longest Running Children's Show - What Now
What Now is New Zealand's most successful and longest running children's television show and this year celebrated 40 years. Rex Simpson who founded it says it was a platform to grow new talent, and a… Audio
RNZ's lockdown lifesavers for harried caregivers
Stuck at home with the kids? Wintery weather keeping everyone inside? A recipe for madness perhaps? Well, don't let those walls close in around you help is at hand on the RNZ website.
Back home for hundreds of thousands of school children under Level 4 lockdown
It's back to home for the hundreds of thousands of school children across Aotearoa today, with the return of level 4 lockdown. Tom Kitchin has more. Audio
Covid-19: Māori doctor hopeful children will be able to get vaccinated soon
A leading Māori doctor is hopeful that children as young as five years old can get a Covid-19 vaccine by the end of this year.
Dr Rawiri Jansen says about 30 percent of the Māori and Pacific… Audio
138 Dates: an epic journey to finding true love
New Zealander Rebekah Campbell seemingly had it all; But she didn't have love. So Rebekah set out on an adventure that would see her date 138 different men. She explains the process of writing the… Audio
Couple get long prison sentences for child abuse
Warning: This report contains distressing details.
A couple who sexually abused children have been described as sickening and depraved as they were sentenced to long prison terms.
Andrew Alan… Audio
Māori children dying from accidents at high rate - ACC figures
Māori children are three and a half times more likely to die from accidents than Pakeha children. That's according to a study of ACC data, which has just been published in the New Zealand Medical… Audio
