Lifestyle'Horrendous': Girl swallows magnet toy, rushed for surgeryIt took only minutes for a young girl to accidentally swallow two small magnets.15 Oct 11:34 PM
Politics‘Concerning’: Minister mulling more changes to child poverty measuresChild poverty expert: 'I see no value in such a strategy.'15 Oct 09:55 PM
EntertainmentIt's official, Bluey is coming to NZThe popular pup will visit Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin.15 Oct 05:00 PM
PoliticsInquiry into Oranga Tamariki: Children’s Minister Karen Chhour says she welcomes scrutinyInquiry launched after concerns raised with Auditor-General.15 Oct 05:23 AM
TravelWhat’s it like to travel the world with kids?Ella Ewens' family of four are travelling the world for a year.15 Oct 12:00 AM
New ZealandOranga Tamariki funding decisions under Auditor-General’s spotlightConcerns were raised about the agency's decision-making.14 Oct 03:39 AM
KahuFormer Aussie Rules player writes book to help children with a parent in prisonMy Dad’s Gone Away helps children navigate through the issues involved.13 Oct 05:48 PM
PremiumPremiumAnalysisDerek Cheng'Intrusive': Inside the Govt's vision for boot camps, including new police powers officials opposedCabinet has agreed to make its future boot camps as least boot-campy as possible.13 Oct 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumLetters to the EditorLetters: The costly fiasco of GP funding, Samoa deserves Manawanui compoOPINION: 'General practice is struggling for funding and therefore for staff.'13 Oct 04:00 PM
Crime'Dumbfounded': Mother of missing Marokopa children hits back at online trollsCat says she is dumbfounded by nasty comments and 'lost' without her children.12 Oct 01:07 AM
New Zealand'I thought she would be disadvantaged': How surgery transformed a schoolgirl's lifeSix years on from surgery, Te Waiwaha is trilingual and loves to sing and play sports.11 Oct 05:02 PM
New ZealandLawyer Sue Grey tearful at tribunal: 'I didn’t mean to breach name suppression'It is alleged lawyer revealed the name of a child who had suppression in two interviews.11 Oct 06:00 AM
New ZealandGymnast with Olympic dreams has just one thing holding her backAzaria Tai is 8 years old and excelled in her first competitive season.10 Oct 09:02 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandChanging lives: Autistic families finding friendship and acceptance togetherJill Fallowfield's children were often being left out in social situations. Not here.10 Oct 05:00 PM
New ZealandEarly Childhood Council CEO Simon Laube on lack of registrations for the Family Boost schemeEarly Childhood Council chief executive Simon Laube speaks to Mike Hosking about the lack of registrations for the Family Boost scheme. Video/ Newstalk ZBWatch09 Oct 09:11 PM
PoliticsLess than half of families eligible for FamilyBoost have registered for paymentAs of October 8, 39,664 households had registered for FamilyBoost.09 Oct 08:30 PM
PremiumPremiumBusinessTikTok faces US lawsuits for harming youngstersStates accuse the company of deploying addictive features to keep children watching.08 Oct 08:10 PM
OpinionLizzie Marvelly: Teens and screens - why GirlGuiding is an antidote to social media harmsOPINION: Children and young people are spending huge amounts of time on screens.08 Oct 01:00 AM
LifestyleOnly 1 in 7 children are meeting global health guidelines, study findsKids are not moving as much as they should be, impacting healthy growth and development.06 Oct 09:17 PM
EntertainmentRapper Sean 'Diddy' Combs accused of racketeering, sexual assault and sex traffickingMore than 100 people, including dozens of children, have now spoken out to say they were victims of rape, sexual assault and sexual exploitation at the hands of US rapper 'Diddy'.Watch06 Oct 03:39 AM
WorldWatch: Boy, 10, drives stolen car around playgroundPolice say the child is also a suspect in a dozen cases, from robbery to armed assault.05 Oct 10:04 PM
WorldUK teacher who had sex with pupil complains about 'stigma'Eppie Sprung Dawson was convicted of having sex with a 17-year-old student.04 Oct 09:44 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandWhy Four Square is finally apologising to Kiwi feminist after 55 yearsJoss Shawyer resisted forced adoption and supported other single mothers to do the same04 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandHeatwave warning: Young children face rising hospitalisation risksMore young children needed hospital care when temperatures topped 24.1C03 Oct 10:05 PM
LifestyleHow much will school holidays hit your pocket?Hanging out with the kids? For some Kiwi parents, school holidays do not come cheap.03 Oct 01:28 AM
KahuNew research shows Māori infants are at highest risk of contracting meningitisMeningitis Foundation chair knows the personal pain this deadly disease can inflict.02 Oct 06:59 PM
KahuResearch puts Māori experiences with alcohol harm at the forefront'We just said to them ‘Tell us your stories, you’ve grown up with it, you’ve seen it’.01 Oct 06:08 PM
TravelHave kids, hate the rain: 13 things to do in Auckland on a wet dayTry as you may, there’s no ignoring bored children on a rainy day.01 Oct 06:00 PM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: Can we really stop young teens from using social media?OPINION: Bans have had little success but unrestricted access has been disastrous.01 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandHealth Minister opens new Rotorua Hospital children's unitRotorua Hospital's children's unit has undergone refurbishment. Video / Laura SmithWatch01 Oct 12:35 AM
New ZealandTwo years, little action: Slow progress on child safety reforms years after Malachi Subecz's murderTwo months since a scathing report, there is no update on how to better care for NZ kids.30 Sep 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandClosure of Birthcare birthing suites ‘could increase pressure on public hospital services’ in AuckReaction to Birthcare in Parnell closing its birth suites from December 31.29 Sep 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandChildren receive hundreds of cannabis prescriptions per year, parent says it's 'life-saving'Research shows the drug can work well with some forms of epilepsy.28 Sep 04:00 PM
New ZealandRainbow Fish Musical makes a splashLakes Performing Arts Centre collaborates with Otonga Primary on their latest production.28 Sep 03:04 PM
