Jacinda Ardern wants to reduce child poverty. Simon Collins explores how she can do it.

At the heart of Moko's shocking death were two young mothers struggling to cope.

Warning: This article is about youth suicide and may be distressing for some readers.

Warning: This article is about suicide and may be distressing for some.

COMMENT: Involving academics can help drive gains for Corrections where politics fail.

A European advocacy group has ranked NZ 158th out of 165 nations on children's rights.

Teenagers at a youth prison allege to watchdog that staff hit them during 'fight clubs'.

Family of teen who brought traffic to a standstill on Friday have spoken of their pain.

Overhaul of the child protection laws puts emphasis on placing children in a safe, loving home.

Annual monitor shows child poverty rates are stable but children's commissioner calls for a poverty reduction target to be set.

Almost 80 children have died in the care of the New Zealand state in the past 15 years - an average of five a year.

Young people in state care will soon have a right to stay in or return to care until they turn 21.

COMMENT: Recent cases indicate violence between and against children is widely accepted.

The Chief Ombudsman will investigate the use of seclusion rooms in schools, following reports that locked "time out" rooms had been used to restrain children.

An independent inquiry should immediately investigate the use of "time out" rooms in schools, says the head of the national Autism charity.

Angry parents say they will pull their children from a Wellington school caught using a "time-out" room for naughty pupils unless there is more accountability.

Children's ministry name is too negative, says Commissioner, who urges Kiwis to use only the Maori name.

Maori tribal leaders will today sign a "covenant" with the nation's children, promising to respect them and make childhood a time of "joy and light".

More financial support is needed for caregivers of vulnerable children to do their job properly, says Children's Commissioner Russell Wills.

Children's Commissioner Russell Wills has done the Government a huge favour with his State of Care report this week, whether he intended to or not.

Tupua Urlich was just 17 when the state ended its care for him.

The Children's Commissioner wants a rethink of universal services so more public spending can go to the neediest families.

Overseas studies support Kiwi research on role of casual relationships in child abuse, writes Ewen McQueen.

The measurement of child poverty is complex, hard to understand and has become a highly polarised matter, says John Dew.

Next year is election year and all the parties have an opportunity to show us their commitment to children, writes Russell Wills, Children's Commissioner.

Children's Commissioner, Dr Russell Wills, wants motorists, the well-off and the elderly to take less from taxpayers so that more public funding can go into tackling child poverty.

Children's Commissioner Dr Russell Wills has decided to publish his own annual stocktake of child poverty after the Govt spurned his call to publish official measures and targets.

An Auckland teenager who has spent much of his life in state care is warning poor quality caregivers are responsible for filling our jails with criminals.

"Why should under-25s, with nothing but a desire for a romantic stroll in the park, be driven out for nothing more than the crime of having acute hearing?" asks Brian Rudman.