Children
TONI's - Porirua's newest home-based educators
Previously isolated, former refugees from the Burmese community are now Home Based Educators, trained by the Pacifica community in Porirua. The Pacifica and Burmese communities have teamed up under a… Audio
One In Five for 26 October 2014
Children with Down syndrome can be princes and princesses too. Katy Gosset meets the woman behind a petition that calls for Disney to make an animated film with disabled characters. She also finds out… Audio
Is rugby getting too dangerous for children?
Ken Quarrie, Senior scientist at NZ Rugby. Audio
Is rugby getting too dangerous for children?
A British public health researcher who's spent a decade studying rugby injuries in children says the sport has become too dangerous for children to play. Allyson Pollock is a professor of public… Audio
Insight for 19 October 2014 - Culturally Motivated Crime
Lynda Chanwai-Earle explores what more needs to be done to counter culturally sanctioned crime in NZ. Video, Audio
Culturally Motivated Crime in New Zealand
Female genital mutilation (FGM): It's illegal in NZ but there are varying types of FGM that range from type 1 to type 3 and many women may regard this practice as part of their culture. Lynda… Video, Audio
Mobile app is created to entice more children to the outdoors
Wellington City Council has developed a mobile phone app which aims to get more kids out of the house and enjoying the sunshine. Audio
Parenting: Psychologist Paul Jose on coping with emotions
Paul Jose is a Professor of psychology at Victoria University. His areas of research include how children and adolescents cope with the problems in their lives. More recently, he's turned to issues of… Audio
Tackling Tourettes
Mention Tourettes Syndrome and most people think of adults who swear. But this complex neurological condition also affects children, causing a host of uncontrollable physical and verbal tics.
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Unleashing the Imagination: Capital E's Book Bazaar
This school holiday, Capital E are presenting a Book Bazaar as a way to get children excited about storytelling through words and pictures. To help them along, authors from Gecko Press are leading… Audio
ONZA Marimba Festival 2014
The Orff approach aims to introduce children to music through song, dance, and performance, and with the use of easy-to-play, melodic percussion instruments, like the marimba. ONZA, or Orff NZ… Audio
Me Ko-rero - Learning To Learn
HIPPY New Zealand national director Jane Hall on this home based programme which supports parents to become actively involved in their four- and five-year-old children's learning. Audio
Pester Power
The influence children have on their parents when they are shopping at the supermarket, with Bill Page from Ehrenberg-Bass Institute for Marketing Science at University of South Australia. Audio
How do you dress?
Pule-tasi or niqab? Like the diversity of our cultures, New Zealand's dress code is changing all the time. These days you can wear your hijab to work without question, Lynda Chanwai-Earle decided to… Audio
Focus on Politics for 12 September 2014
This week the Child Poverty Action Group released its report calling on all political parties to take a range of steps in education, health and income support to help the country's poorest children. Audio
Children's Books with Kate De Goldi
New Zealand author discussing three novels for middle readers: Ghost Hawk by Susan Cooper, The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate, and One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia. Audio
Glamorgan Learning Maori
Te Reo Maori may be on an international endangered list, but in a new teaching scheme in Auckland, six thousand North Shore children are now learning to speak it. Audio
Using animals to help rehabilitate damaged kids
Ellie Laks is the owner of more than 170 rescued animals and author of a new book My Gentle Barn. Audio
Hinemoana Baker: poems and boys' homes
Poet, singer-songwriter, teacher and occasional broadcaster who is currently writer-in-residence at Victoria University, and just had a new poetry collection published, Waha/Mouth. Audio
New Zealand's Most Vulnerable Kids
Anusha Bradley speaks to six families involved in a long term study as the latest report explores what makes a child vulnerable. Audio