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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.

Former child witness returns to testify on fifth anniversary of teen's killing

Dimetrius Pairama, 17, was tortured and killed in South Auckland five years ago.

'Hope you have a good life': Murder trial witness recalls slain teen's final words

Dimetrius Pairama's body was found inside a rusted steel drum five years ago this month.

Child witness outlined sadistic treatment of 17yo girl in final hours before murder

Dimetrius Pairama's body was found in a steel drum after she was forced to hang herself.

Opinion: The solution is prioritising iwi and community interventions

OPINION: Dr Moana Eruera says the last thing we need is another review.

Boys in Oranga Tamariki care made to ‘fight until they dropped’

More claims of violence at an Oranga Tamariki youth justice facility have come to light.

Urgent action needed to improve safety in justice facilities, union says

The PSA’s Joe McCroy says the latest incident was a wake-up call for better resourcing.

Crown says resentment over Facebook post resulted in murdered teen's blowtorch torture, forced hanging

The defendant was 17 at the time the crime was alleged to have taken place in 2018.

Four youths brought down from roof of Oranga Tamariki facility

A group of youths have been on the roof of an Oranga Tamariki facility since yesterday.

Shaneel Lal: Tough approaches overlook the cause of the crime issue

OPINION: Pushing for tougher sentences is like beating a dead horse.

'Pop': Officer breaks woman's arm with 'poor technique'

She said he 'snapped' her arm while he was arresting her.

Kelvin Davis says OT staff did the right thing

Minister for Children pleased whistleblowers came forward.

'Turn this crime juggernaut around': Dairy owners head to Parliament

Organiser Sunny Kaushal said lines needed to be drawn before there was another murder.

'Exploited a vulnerable student': Ruapehu teacher struck off after sex with student

A school caretaker found the pair in a classroom close to one another.

Christian teacher stripped of registration over refusal to use trans student's pronouns

The teacher likened transitioning to identifying as a judge or an animal.

Watch: Neuroscience educator on ADHD in kids and what’s happening in your child’s brain

Nathan Wallis tackles challenges facing parents through understanding our kids' minds.

Students want strikes to end: 'We are calling for our right to education'

“While you battle over pay and conditions, students are being sent home."