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How Peter Mutabazi turned a childhood of hardship into hope for foster kids
'I know there’s hope because I am the example. I overcame.'
Kea Kids News: It’s a town filled with wild horses!
Reporter Martha and friends are in Minginui introducing us to their favourite four-legged neighbours, wild but friendly horses that have had free reign of the place since 1870.
Whakatāne homicide: Women accused of killing 8-year-old boy face additional charges
Rickah'Shae Keefe-Haerewa died after an alleged assault in Te Teko in 2024.
Lachie Jones inquest: Coroner delays release of findings
Coroner Ho said the delay was related to police announcing further investigative work.
Toddler survives 15-storey fall thanks to small bush - here's how
'The child landing in that bush probably saved his life.'
Children as young as 6 adopted, made to work as house slaves
Social worker who has helped teens who escaped slavery fears others are in danger.
Kiwi rapper Kings shares moment he played for someone who died in front of him
'You've crossed him to the other side. Thank you so much.' Video / Beyond the Beat
Opinion: School leaders deal with social media's harm every Monday morning
OPINION: Schools report increased anxiety and insomnia from social media use.
How to address stranger danger with your children effectively
Two alleged child abduction attempts occurred in Auckland this week.
Children rescued from four-year Covid lockdown in ‘horror house’
Parents, fearing Covid, forced kids to wear three face masks indoors.
No OT social workers assigned to more than 1000 at-risk children
As at March 31, 2025, there were 1319 children overdue for allocation to a social worker.
How to make screen time educational for kids
OPINION: Watching educational TV shows, movies and apps can boost language development.
Children being adopted overseas, trafficked to work in NZ
A 12-year-old boy was among them. He was put to work and assaulted.
‘Treated like a dog’: 13-year-old girl trafficked and enslaved in NZ
She had 35 injuries, was underweight, with poor hygiene and head lice.
‘Heartbreaking’: Why Trish Peng is partnering with World Vision
The wedding dress designer says 'it's time to make a difference'.
Kea Kids News: Samoan fireknife dancers set the Diversity stage ablaze
Reporter Amelia is at the Diversity Festival in South Auckland, where kid Samoan Siva Afi dancers are showing off their passion for fireknife, and devotion to culture. Video / KKN
Kea Kids News: Huhu grubs are grub and feral is flash at the Hokitika Wildfoods Festival
Reporter Nevaeh is at Hokitika’s annual Wildfoods Festival, where the Feral Fashion wearable arts competition has local tamariki foraging and flaunting their local flora.
Kea Kids News: Americarna roars through Waitara
Gather ‘round folks, for a celebration of American cars and American cool! In this special report, Taranaki kids show reporter Freddie how they ring in Americarna. Video / KKN
Soiled, neglected toddler found wandering streets, mother was ‘disconnected from reality’
The whānau was on Oranga Tamariki's radar long before the child went missing.
‘The nuns stole me’: Man’s decades-long search for birth family truths
It took 36 years to meet his parents – and is taking almost as long to get answers.
'Wine with soul': Celebrating a father-and-daughter chenin blanc journey
Three Fates recently released its 2024 chenin blanc, a familial collaboration.
‘The doctors said he wouldn’t walk': Meningitis fighter defies odds
Maiaorere Turner's family now need $35,000 so he can safely get in and out of the house.
Teenage boy repeatedly punches octopus in violent attack
A youth was filmed and egged on while he violently attacked an octopus on a Bay of Plenty beach.
‘It’s a tribute to her’ Mum turns grief into thriving beauty business after losing her daughter
Kaikohe mum Kelli-Asta Baker created a beauty-focused business in memory of her daughter.
How a 12-year-old Kiwi took home a medal at a world sailing regatta
Sometimes even the smallest people can make the biggest difference.
'So many hearts broken': 14-year-old killed in crash that injured four others
'Words will never truly express the utter sorry and sadness we feel.'
Special investigation: Apology after autistic mum's baby taken - but it's too late to get him back
The mother involved speaks to the Herald, in her first interview.