Children

A study's found half of teenagers describe themselves as addicted to their phones. Audio

Family law specialist Simon Jefferson discusses the Vulnerable Children's Act, the main planks of which come into effect on July 1 Audio

Maori comprise 60 percent of children in Child Youth and Family care and the findings of last month's review presented by the social justice Minister, Anne Tolley, stressed an increased emphasis on… Audio

Maori children are more than twice as likely as Pakeha children to grow up in households experiencing significant hardship, and fare worse in most indicators.

But the new report by the University of… Audio

The Human Rights Commission and the IHC say it is time for a law change giving disabled children the absolute right to attend their local school. Audio

Toby Manhire talks to Kate De Goldi about two books for early readers: Detective Gordon: A Complicated Case, by Ulf Nilsson, illustrated by Gitte Spee, and Night Sky Dragons by Mal Peet and Elspeth… Audio

The Green Party says it fears some services for vulnerable children could be privatised. Audio

Child Youth and Family could be replaced by a new agency within a year, under sweeping changes to child welfare services announced by the Government today. Audio

The Government has announced it's overhauling Child Youth and Family today and will be looking to set up a new entity to care for vulnerable children. The Social Development Minister Anne Tolley says… Audio

Front-line social workers are warning that abused and neglected children could be left worse off because a flagship project for at-risk families is being undermined by a lack of resources. Audio

A charity which co-ordinates a new scheme providing wraparound care for vulnerable children in Hamilton says it is being undermined by a lack of resources - and families are falling through the gaps… Audio

Kate De Goldi discusses two new New Zealand books: The Road to Ratenburg by Joy Cowley, illustrated by Gavin Bishop, and Lullaby by Bernard Beckett. Audio

A school that flagged concerns about Christchurch child sex offender Robert Burrett with police and the Ministry of Education two years before he was charged, calls for a better system to protect… Audio

South Auckland opened the country's tenth, and largest, so-called Children's Team today, which aims to help 1400 of the region's most vulnerable children. Audio

What chores should your children be capable of doing and how to get them to do them with Kiwi Families editor Rochelle Gribble. Audio

Where do you start with getting your children to want to eat healthy foods? According to Dunedin nutritionist Wal Herring, it starts with your own attitude to food. She has a Masters of Science in… Audio

Karoline Kan was born against the odds. The second child in her family, she was born in the 1980s - just as restrictions imposed to support China's one child policy were reaching their height. Now… Audio

A group of doctors and academics in the UK have penned an open letter to government ministers urging a ban on tackling in school rugby games. They say this "high-impact collision sport" can have… Audio