"You did a monstrous thing, but I do not think you are a monster," a High Court Judge told the killer of a two-year-old boy today as he sentenced him to a life imprisonment with a minimum non-parole period of 17 years today.
A Whanganui man was today jailed for life with a minimum non-parole period of 17 years for kicking to death his partner's two-year-old son.
Disturbing footage shows a baby being handed a vape. Video / Seven Network
The police officer who misled officials over the number of unresolved child abuse cases in the Wairarapa has since been promoted.
A 23-year-old student has been in an almost mute, catatonic state since he was found with child abuse images on his computer.
A jury in the Palmerston North High Court has today found a man not guilty of murdering a three-year-old girl but guilty of her manslaughter. Kash McKinnon died of head injuries in Palmerston North Hospital in August 2009.
The IPCA has released the second part of its report into the handling of child abuse cases by police.
The man accused of sexually violating and killing a five-year-old Napier girl has been further remanded in custody.
A man has been charged with manslaughter in relation to the death of a five-year-old Napier girl in December. Sahara Baker-Koro was found dead in her Napier home on December 21 last year.
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A primary teachers' union hopes an inquiry into a serious case of child abuse will reveal the Govt's role in its handling. The Govt received two letters about the girl, including one months before the girl was discovered by police with huge
The mother who has been accused of "horrific" abuse against her 9-year-old daughter wrote to the Prime Minister last year seeking help, it has been revealed.
A CYF report into the care received by a girl who suffered "horrific" abuse at the hands of her parents has found no single glaring failure by any of the 12 state agencies involved. An independent inquiry has now been launched.
The UN has expressed concern over shortfalls in the rights of NZ children, including "staggering" infant and child mortality rates, and a lack representation for children in legislation. It questions why NZ does not have a department of
Doctors and nurses are being recruited to run parenting programmes in a bid to intervene before unruly children turn into delinquent teenagers.
Thousands of New Zealand parents are going back to school to learn how to be better parents - but experts still do not know if the multiple programmes are reaching the parents who most need them.
The West Auckland parents accusing of abusing their nine-year-old girl have appeared in court today.