A 'strange name' doesn't constitute abuse: CYF

Child Youth and Family does not consider giving a child an out-of-the-ordinary name a form of abuse.

A New Plymouth Judge has forced a nine-year-old' parents to change her name from 'Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii'

The girl's lawyer told the judge she was so embarrassed of her name she refused to reveal it to friends.

A CYF spokeswoman says the name a parent chooses for a child does not constitute a care and protection issue in itself.

She says, however, if a child suffers serious bullying as a result of his or her name, this may lead on to possible notifications through the youth justice system.

- NEWSTALK