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
New ZealandKiwi kids reveal worst things about lockdownSecondary school students at higher decile schools had better overall wellbeing.13 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandChild Poverty: Govt was on track to meet reduction targets ... before Covid-19Govt needs to lift benefits and build more houses, Children's Commissioner says.01 Dec 04:00 PM
KahuKelvin Davis 'disturbed' by Oranga Tamariki's removal of foster childrenDavis is still refusing to publicly back his ministry's chief executive, Grainne Moss.25 Nov 11:42 PM
KahuMāori should get control of baby uplifts instead of OT - Children's CommissionThe Children's Commissioner has released his second report into child uplifts.22 Nov 09:00 PM
New Zealand'Shameful': A third of New Zealand 8-year-olds say they are bullied'This is the children telling us in their own words that this is happening.'09 Nov 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandElection 2020: What's the plan for welfare and child poverty? Policies comparedLabour is offering the carrot, National the stick, and other parties want a new approach.28 Sep 04:00 PM
New ZealandCheerleading coach who worked on kids TV show jailed for child abuse imagesNikola Marinovich worked on children's tv show What Now after his release from prison.18 Sep 03:53 AM
New ZealandChildren's Commissioner wants age of criminal responsibility raised to 14Andrew Becroft wants the minimum age of criminal responsibility raised from 10 years.23 Aug 09:28 PM
New Zealand'Very concerned': Oranga Tamariki newborn baby uplifts 'routine''Decisions were being made late, without expert advice... without whānau involvement.'06 Aug 04:22 AM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand'Systemic weakness': Paedophile cheerleading coach scandal deepens"Gaping holes through which predators can easily slip."30 Jul 07:00 AM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand'Morally reprehensible': Cheerleading gym knowingly hired convicted paedophile"I see now that I was wrong to engage him given his previous history."28 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandPaedophile who worked on What Now admits child abuse image chargesDisgraced paedophile who worked on kids' TV show admits fresh charges.27 Jul 11:24 PM
KahuChildren's care or protection: Calls for radical changes to be made to Family CourtMāori children represent 68 per cent of all children in state care in New Zealand.26 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandMandatory police vetting call after paedophile worked on children's TV showJudge Andrew Becroft wants child protection laws strengthened to safeguard kids.29 Jun 06:54 AM
LifestyleKiwi mum and dad's crusade against pornCouple lift lid on disturbing online world our kids are exposed to in new documentary.20 Jun 05:00 PM
KahuBaby uplifts: Oranga Tamariki fires back, says report 'silent on the interest of babies'It came after the Children's Commissioner told often-harrowing stories about uplifts.08 Jun 12:16 AM
