Chief children’s commissioner appointed
Claire Achmad steps into children's role in challenging times.
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Michael Webster: We need to protect our children’s privacy online
OPINION: We know complex privacy issues happen with our tamariki and young people.
'Holistic approach' needed to fight worst youth offending - report
A new 'intense' programme has been launched to break the cycle of youth offending.
International custody battle: Mum devastated as kids uplifted by police, OT
'I will never forget the sound of her wailing, crying.'
Families at war: why kids get trapped in bitter Family Court battles
Who's to blame when couples fight over child custody, the Family Court or the parents?
Family Court hell: How can we fix it for parents and their kids?
What's being done to limit the fallout for kids being fought over in the Family Court.
Warring parents: Family Court experts warn of damage to children
Child experts tell of the damage children suffer when their parents fight in court.
Childrens Commissioner: We just need to take one whānau, one mokopuna at a time
UN committee concerned by number of tamariki Māori in detention facilities.
By Māori for Māori is the only solution for Māori
Lady Tureiti Moxon says Oranga Tamaraki should step aside
Worst youth justice system not seen yet – Chief Children’s Commissioner
Violence inside youth justice residences reaffirms the need for a system reset.
Oranga Tamariki promise progress happening around kids placed in motels, but pace of demand higher than efforts
Children's Commissioner says motels 'can never be a home' for youngsters in state care.
‘Motels can never be a home’ - Children’s Commissioner slams ‘deplorable’ housing of young Kiwis
Children's Commissioner says motels 'can never be a home' for youngsters in state care.
Fewer children in poverty but disparity between Māori and Pākehā increasing
Children's Commissioner says we must keep foot on accelerator.
Police commissioner announces pursuit policy changes
Several officers have reported feeling frustrated and powerless with the current laws.
Action demanded as school disputes panel yet to be set up
Some schools denying young people a right to an education and without means to challenge.
Expert warns of fetal-alcohol harm 'epidemic'
Paediatrician says alcohol should be targeted in fetal alcohol harm
What you need to know about the row over the Children's Commissioner
ANALYSIS: The Children's Commission is being stripped of powers it does not use.
Children's commissioner slams MPs considering bill
Without the power to investigate, the commissioner would have no teeth says the incumbent.
'Massive problem': Almost 500 children, teens in OT care harmed in 2020-21
The government is considering reducing the powers of the Children's Commissioner.
Children's Commissioner says occupation bound to have impact on kids
Children's Commissioner says the protest on Parliament grounds is no place for children.
Outgoing Children's Commissioner calls for change, urgent reform
The use of spit hoods on children, he said, was "profoundly concerning, traumatic".
People with fetal alcohol disorder 'failed' by successive governments - report
Failure means "massive ongoing costs" to New Zealand, Children's Commissioner says.
Spit hoods used on 117 children, young people by police
Police used the hoods 129 times in total, with seven people placed in them more than once.
'Harmful': Youth have no trust in controlling 'care' environments
Youth care residences kept youngsters for too long, affecting their safety and wellbeing.
'Out of that place, monsters came': Search for justice over New Zealand's 'Alcatraz'
The quest for justice from a boot camp that made murderers out of troubled teens.
'Don't play sick children off against each other'- Children's Commissioner
His comments come after Pharmac is likely to end blanket provision for child cancer drugs.
Revealed: Are Kiwi parents still smacking their children?
'All children deserve to grow up in a safe and secure family environment.'
'Can you help me?': Excluded autistic boy appeals to Children's Commissioner
Judge Becroft: Urgent need for an appeal process when a child is suspended.
'Deeply disturbed': TVNZ kept quiet about paedophile cameraman
Broadcaster prepared a statement about the employee but kept quiet when no one asked.
Māori Party welcomes Grainne Moss resignation
Co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer says resignation 'was only the right thing to do'.
'Entirely corrosive and unhelpful': Call for investigation into police photographing
Children's Commissioner Andrew Becroft said what was being described was shocking.
Tough family dynamics made lockdown most difficult for children
Children already struggling before lockdown bore the brunt of the problems it created.
Kiwi kids reveal worst things about lockdown
Secondary school students at higher decile schools had better overall wellbeing.
Child Poverty: Govt was on track to meet reduction targets ... before Covid-19
Govt needs to lift benefits and build more houses, Children's Commissioner says.