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CYF's involvement with baby to be reviewed
CYF has been involved with the family of six-month-old Cezar Taylor, who died last night from non-accidental head injuries, numerous times over recent years.

Baby dies as police lay charges against mother's partner
A six-month-old baby hospitalised with head injuries after an alleged assault has died.

Man wanted over hurt baby found
Police have found a man wanted in connection with non-accidental injuries inflicted on a 6-month-old child.

Fugitive sought over child's injuries
Armed police surrounded a house for about two hours on Monday calling for a man wanted in connection with non-accidental injuries inflicted on a 6-month-old child.

Man sought over baby's head injuries
Police are hunting James Allan Hemana in relation to an alleged assault on a six-month-old boy who is in hospital with severe head injuries.

TV Picks of the week: Bloodlines; Stolen: The Baby Kahu Story
The actions of a poisonous mind and kidnapping.

Man admits 31 child sex charges
A West Coast sex offender suddenly admitted 31 offences as the second of his five child sex victims was giving evidence against him.

Dioceses oust abusers they had pledged to monitor
At the peak of the Roman Catholic clergy sex abuse crisis, the discipline plan American bishops adopted prompted dioceses to remove nearly all accused clergy from the priesthood.

A catalyst for social change
Carol Hirschfeld talks frankly about what she hopes is life-changing programming at Maori TV.

Grandmother jailed for Cherish manslaughter
"Count yourself lucky," Justice Warwick Gendall told Joanne Jasmine Tahuri as he sentenced her for the manslaughter of her granddaughter.

Evidence points to caregiver murdering child, court told
Powerful evidence suggested Patricia Pickering killed the three-year-old boy in her care, a court heard today.