New ZealandPolice get their boy - and his dadThe father of 14-year-old fleeing driver had been caught a night earlier.23 May 05:01 AM
New ZealandPolice probe: Tot found wandering streetFootage shows the toddler wandering lost before being helped to return home.08 May 07:38 PM
New ZealandAbused children uncountedAlmost 170 children were found to be abused in state care during five years.10 Apr 12:16 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandSister of slain girls: I never spoke up15yrs after Saliel Aplin and Olympia Jetson were murdered, sister tells of abuse, regret.07 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandMan's relationship with teen investigatedPolice investigated a relationship between a man in his 50s and a teenage girl.31 Mar 05:08 PM
New ZealandCYF speaks after 'abhorrent' abuseThe abuse suffered by five children has been slammed as "abhorrent" by CYF.30 Mar 02:33 AM
OpinionLizzie MarvellyLizzie Marvelly: We have failed our kidsComment: Will new Ministry for Vulnerable Children get it right, asks Lizzie Marvelly?24 Mar 04:00 PM
OpinionRachel SmalleySmalley: Please, no more kids for abuserCOMMENT: One of the women involved in the death of Nia Glassie about to have her fifth child. Taxpayers will raise all of them.20 Mar 06:13 PM
New ZealandNia Glassie abuser pregnant againOriwa Kemp is pregnant again, just months after CYF removed a child from her care at birth.19 Mar 05:11 PM
KahuGovt to ease fears about whanau firstOverhaul of the child protection laws puts emphasis on placing children in a safe, loving home.15 Mar 09:42 PM
New Zealand'Welcome to hell': Details of abuse emergeYoung offenders sent to bootcamp punched in the head and allegedly raped by supervisors.03 Mar 04:00 PM
New ZealandReview of 'mouldy bread' case orderedChild Youth and Family is to review how it handled a case where five children were so badly neglected they had to eat rotten food.03 Mar 06:18 AM
New ZealandEscape at CYF youth justice facilityA staff member was injured when two teenagers escaped from a CYF youth justice residence in Auckland.28 Feb 01:21 AM
New ZealandVulnerable child's privacy breachedA vulnerable boy's privacy was breached when sensitive personal information about his health and mental wellbeing were sent to the wrong person.11 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandPregnant Glassie abuser assaults partnerOriwa Kemp, one of the women jailed over the brutal child abuse death of toddler Nia Glassie, has been convicted of assaulting her partner.23 Jan 01:07 AM
New ZealandCYS ordered to put autistic teen in motelAn autistic teen who spent two nights in a police cell will be temporarily housed in a motel after Child, Youth and Family were ordered to find suitable accommodation.15 Jan 11:03 PM
New ZealandCYF overhaul risks a 'stolen generation'The Maori Party says the Child Youth and Family overhaul risks creating a "stolen generation" of Maori children.13 Dec 08:48 PM
New Zealand10-year-old pupil raped boy at campThe mother of a Hamilton primary school student believes the school and other authorities have tried to brush the incident under the carpet, reports say.09 Dec 04:00 AM
Kahu'He passed that hell down to his children'Tanya Quedley, 48, was sexually abused by her own father from age 9 or 10 until she ran away at 14.29 Nov 06:15 PM
New ZealandHow 77 kids have died in NZ state careAlmost 80 children have died in the care of the New Zealand state in the past 15 years - an average of five a year.28 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandSexual self-defence for girls aged 10-12A Hastings primary school is bringing in self-defence tutors for its older girls because the girls are afraid of being sexually abused by older men.27 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandKids live with gangster, concerns ignoredTwo children lived with convicted criminal despite father's repeated warnings; police now allege home was hub of P ring.25 Nov 08:45 PM
New ZealandNia Glassie abuser's baby taken at birthOne of the women jailed over the death of Rotorua toddler Nia Glassie has had her third child removed from her care by Child Youth and Family at birth.05 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandCYF puts offenders in motelsChild, Youth and Family says it is remanding young offenders to motel rooms with security guards because of a shortage of appropriate 04 Nov 09:02 PM
KahuHow this woman will save our childrenThe new Vulnerable Children's Ministry wants to recruit 1000 more foster parents in a dramatic bid to improve the quality of state care for children.23 Oct 06:42 PM
KahuKids in state care can stay until 21Young people in state care will soon have a right to stay in or return to care until they turn 21.18 Oct 04:00 PM
OpinionPaul LittlePaul Little: Violence against kids is not okayCOMMENT: Recent cases indicate violence between and against children is widely accepted.15 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandCYF used 'inappropriate force' on teensTeens were unlawfully detained for weeks on end in the seclusion wing of a youth justice facility run by Child Youth and Family, according to its own senior staff.11 Oct 05:11 PM
New Zealand$50k scheme to help steer youth from gangsWith gangs deeply ingrained in Hawke's Bay, a new government initiative to steer youth away from them could provide lasting benefit 04 Oct 05:02 PM
CrimeBrutal carjacking: Teen appears in courtA teenager has appeared in court in relation to a brutal carjacking in Panmure last week which left a 65-year-old woman in hospital.20 Sep 02:27 AM
New ZealandCYF blamed for kids in police cellsA Dunedin youth advocate has hit out at Child, Youth and Family after young offenders have had to spend time in police cells.18 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandKids abandoned while mum partiesA mother-of-four children was "in the grips of an extended drinking binge" when her four young children were found walking along a busy Hamilton street on their own.10 Sep 11:19 PM
New ZealandSpecial needs kids need more supportA mother of two special needs children says sending your child to school feels more like babysitting than an education.04 Sep 05:00 PM
Opinion'Vulnerable' label harmful for serviceCOMMENT: If we do have to name this "new" ministry, one that builds on strengths, provides hope, and recognises resiliency must surely be a better choice.02 Aug 05:00 PM
