PremiumPremiumOpinionFour key facts for thoughtful people when it comes to NZ povertyOPINION: I'm a capitalist and I can see why investing to solve childhood poverty matters.12 Dec 04:02 PM
New Zealand'Incredibly distressing': Teen attacked with 'prison napalm' at youth justice facilityIt is the latest in a string of incidents at the facility.22 Nov 04:00 PM
KahuChief children’s commissioner appointedClaire Achmad steps into children's role in challenging times.02 Nov 08:15 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionMichael Webster: We need to protect our children’s privacy onlineOPINION: We know complex privacy issues happen with our tamariki and young people.14 Sep 05:00 PM
Kahu'Holistic approach' needed to fight worst youth offending - reportA new 'intense' programme has been launched to break the cycle of youth offending.06 Sep 09:14 PM
New ZealandInternational custody battle: Mum devastated as kids uplifted by police, OT'I will never forget the sound of her wailing, crying.'30 Aug 07:12 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandFamilies at war: why kids get trapped in bitter Family Court battlesWho's to blame when couples fight over child custody, the Family Court or the parents?24 Aug 04:05 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandFamily 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.24 Aug 04:04 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandWarring parents: Family Court experts warn of damage to childrenChild experts tell of the damage children suffer when their parents fight in court.24 Aug 04:04 AM
KahuChildrens Commissioner: We just need to take one whānau, one mokopuna at a timeUN committee concerned by number of tamariki Māori in detention facilities.02 Aug 06:30 PM
KahuBy Māori for Māori is the only solution for MāoriLady Tureiti Moxon says Oranga Tamaraki should step aside07 Jul 11:45 PM
KahuWorst youth justice system not seen yet – Chief Children’s CommissionerViolence inside youth justice residences reaffirms the need for a system reset.07 Jul 10:44 PM
New ZealandOranga Tamariki promise progress happening around kids placed in motels, but pace of demand higher than effortsChildren's Commissioner says motels 'can never be a home' for youngsters in state care.30 Jan 11:09 PM
New Zealand‘Motels can never be a home’ - Children’s Commissioner slams ‘deplorable’ housing of young KiwisChildren's Commissioner says motels 'can never be a home' for youngsters in state care.29 Jan 08:00 PM
KahuFewer children in poverty but disparity between Māori and Pākehā increasingChildren's Commissioner says we must keep foot on accelerator.06 Dec 05:49 PM
New ZealandPolice commissioner announces pursuit policy changesSeveral officers have reported feeling frustrated and powerless with the current laws.28 Nov 06:39 PM
WorldAction demanded as school disputes panel yet to be set upSome schools denying young people a right to an education and without means to challenge.26 Oct 06:08 PM
PremiumPremiumEducationExpert warns of fetal-alcohol harm 'epidemic'Paediatrician says alcohol should be targeted in fetal alcohol harm22 Jul 06:35 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandWhat you need to know about the row over the Children's CommissionerANALYSIS: The Children's Commission is being stripped of powers it does not use.26 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandChildren's commissioner slams MPs considering billWithout the power to investigate, the commissioner would have no teeth says the incumbent.14 Jun 04:55 AM
New Zealand'Massive problem': Almost 500 children, teens in OT care harmed in 2020-21The government is considering reducing the powers of the Children's Commissioner.28 Mar 06:01 PM
New ZealandChildren's Commissioner says occupation bound to have impact on kidsChildren's Commissioner says the protest on Parliament grounds is no place for children.22 Feb 01:30 AM
New ZealandOutgoing Children's Commissioner calls for change, urgent reformThe use of spit hoods on children, he said, was "profoundly concerning, traumatic".12 Oct 11:30 PM
New ZealandPeople with fetal alcohol disorder 'failed' by successive governments - reportFailure means "massive ongoing costs" to New Zealand, Children's Commissioner says.28 Sep 04:00 PM
New ZealandSpit hoods used on 117 children, young people by policePolice used the hoods 129 times in total, with seven people placed in them more than once.22 Sep 07:37 AM
New Zealand'Harmful': Youth have no trust in controlling 'care' environmentsYouth care residences kept youngsters for too long, affecting their safety and wellbeing.08 Aug 02:50 AM
New Zealand'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.08 Jun 05:00 PM
New Zealand'Don't play sick children off against each other'- Children's CommissionerHis comments come after Pharmac is likely to end blanket provision for child cancer drugs.03 May 07:17 AM
New ZealandRevealed: Are Kiwi parents still smacking their children?'All children deserve to grow up in a safe and secure family environment.'29 Apr 12:01 PM
New Zealand'Can you help me?': Excluded autistic boy appeals to Children's CommissionerJudge Becroft: Urgent need for an appeal process when a child is suspended.26 Apr 07:28 PM
PremiumPremiumCrime'Deeply disturbed': TVNZ kept quiet about paedophile cameramanBroadcaster prepared a statement about the employee but kept quiet when no one asked.11 Mar 10:00 PM
KahuMāori Party welcomes Grainne Moss resignationCo-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer says resignation 'was only the right thing to do'.21 Jan 09:52 PM
New Zealand'Entirely corrosive and unhelpful': Call for investigation into police photographingChildren's Commissioner Andrew Becroft said what was being described was shocking.22 Dec 06:23 PM
New ZealandTough family dynamics made lockdown most difficult for childrenChildren already struggling before lockdown bore the brunt of the problems it created.14 Dec 02:31 AM
