Children
Te Oranga video: Advocate on situation at care facilities
Oranga Tamariki has temporarily closed a care facility after video emerged of a child put in a headlock.
The ministry says the Te Oranga facility has been closed while an investigation takes place… Audio
Woman fears young relative abused at Oranga Tamariki unit
A woman who often visited the Christchurch Oranga Tamariki unit Te Oranga says she feared for her young relative's wellbeing.
Te Oranga is being closed while an investigation is carried out into… Audio
Woman says she feared relative was being abused at OT facility
A woman who regularly visited a Oranga Tamariki facility that is being shut down says she feared her own young relative was being abused by staff.
The facility in Christchurch, Te Oranga, is being… Audio
The torture of living through abuse and surviving it
No one has ever been held to account for the decades of abuse and torture suffered by children at the Lake Alice psychiatric unit. Now, survivors have told their stories. Audio
Matthew Tukaki responds to Oranga Tamariki facility closure
Oranga Tamariki is closing its Christchurch youth facility, pending an investigation into the alleged assault of a child.
A total of 60 staff have either been stood down or will be sent home on full… Video, Audio
'You can't heal if people keep beating you up' - Oranga Tamariki facility closure welcomed
A senior Māori community leader says Oranga Tamariki is failing children and creating more issues than it is solving.
The agency is under investigation after video emerged of a child being physically… Video, Audio
Closing Oranga Tamariki facility safest for children - acting CEO
Oranga Tamariki is shutting up its Christchurch secure facility after a video leaked this week showing a child there being tackled, restrained and held in a headlock.
A total of 60 staff have either… Audio
Oranga Tamariki to shut facility in leaked video of child assault
The Oranga Tamariki facility at the centre of child abuse allegations is being temporarily closed, and all staff there are being placed on leave.
Oranga Tamariki video leak: Call for independent complaints body for staff
Amnesty International says footage of Oranga Tamariki staff assaulting a young teen appears to amount to excessive use of force. Audio
Social workers too scared to speak up - Associaton
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
Young people in care not getting good enough education - ERO
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
Babies cared for in playroom after hospital runs out of beds
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 not pleased with Oranga Tamariki footage
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
Govt demands answers over violence in Oranga Tamariki video
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
Te Puke school lunch programme provider
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: When kids can't get the words out
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
More than 100 teens kept in cells for more than 24 hours
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
Police cells violent angry cages, youth advocate says
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 childcare good quality but unaffordable - Unicef report
A new report shows that while New Zealand has the third-best childcare in the OCED and EU, it is one of the most expensive. Luxembourg tops the list for best childcare.
NZ's childcare 33rd in developed world
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
