Children
Oranga Tamariki cuts funding for 130 trusts working with youth
A Christchurch trust working with at-risk youth is one of more than 130 to have their funding cut by Oranga Tamariki.
The Youth Alive Trust has been around for more than three decades and runs… Video, Audio
A new book to help children with bullying and how not to become the bully!
Children's author Lisa Hamilton-Gibbs has a new book out today - The Gubyllub. It's a story about Rose, who learns to stand up to bullying. Lisa talks to Jesse about the book and the interactive cards… Audio
Measles vaccination drive in Auckland this weekend
Vaccination efforts are being ramped up across Auckland this weekend in the wake of two measles cases on the North Shore.
What's an activist?
Join us for a weekly round-up of the news! Plus in our explainer this week we look at what an activist is. Audio
Programme to gift pounamu for every child in state care
A Nelson-based carver is on an ambitious journey to gift every child in state care a pounamu of their own. Timoti talks to Jesse about why he wants the children to have their own pounamu. Audio
How to raise resilient humans
Raising humans is not easy work. We all want pretty much the same things for our kids, to be happy, healthy and successful. Science helps us discern parenting fad from fact says Dr Justin Coulson. Audio
Business parental support database goes live
A new parental leave register going live this week lists the range of support businesses are offering employees who are expecting a child. The new database covers one in six people in the workforce… Audio
New recommendations to improve life for single parents
Improving KiwiSaver rules, tweaking tax rates and even recolouring bus passes are among the recommendations for improving the lives of single parents contained in a new report out today. The new… Audio
Researchers found sole parents treated with stigma by agencies
Major changes are needed in how single parents on a benefit are treated, researchers say, after new evidence showing they face stigma and discrimination.
Cryptocurrency
Join us for a weekly round-up of the news! Plus in our explainer this week we look at cryptocurrency. Audio
Iwi partners with govt for more voice in uplifting of tamariki
An East Coast iwi is partnering with the government to give Māori and community groups more say in decisions about uplifiting children.
Ngāti Kahungunu, its health and wellbeing advisory group Te… Audio
Iwi partnership aims to reduce cases of children being put in care
An East Coast iwi is partnering with the government to give iwi and local groups more say in decisions about uplifiting children.
Children huffing, spitting blood in Hamilton laundromat
Children as young as eight are using a Hamilton laundromat as a hangout to huff.
Double Bubble in Dinsdale has sent CCTV of the group crawling into industrial washing machines and inhaling deodorant… Video, Audio
Childcare costs too high for Napier mother to return to work
A social media post from a Napier mum who's crunched the child care numbers and says its too expensive to go back to work has sparked a lively debate, and highlighted a potential blindspot in… Video, Audio
10 year old in hospital after being pinned under a log
A 10 year old is in hospital this morning after being trapped and crushed under a log at a Gisborne beach at the weekend.
Juliana Marston, who was on holiday from Christchurch, has fractured her… Audio
The Panel with Alexia Russell and Ruwani Perera (Part 1)
Today on The Panel, Wallace Chapman and panellists Alexia Russell and Ruwani Perera discuss tomorrow's nurse's rally calling for political action, a campground that may be forced to close due to… Audio
Silencing Paritūtū research discovers official feared children could die if exposed to chemicals on beach
Never before seen documents show a senior government official feared children could die if they came into contact with toxic chemicals that were pouring directly onto a popular New Plymouth beach.
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Dyslexia
Join us for a weekly round-up of the news! Plus this week we learn more about dyslexia. Audio
Age range for junk food ad rules should be higher - researcher
Proposed rules on advertising to children should apply to all under-18s, rather than under-16s, a leading food and nutrition policy expert says. Audio
Paediatric feeding challenges - what to do when it's more than just 'fussy eating'
Advice for parents with children experiencing feeding challenges - when it's more than just "fussy eating". Rebecca Barnard is a Christchurch based Occupational Therapist whose private practice… Audio
