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Tot's head injuries spur police inquiry
Police are investigating how a year-old Northland girl suffered critical injuries.
Police are investigating how a year-old Northland girl suffered critical injuries.
The idea of Serco being responsible for a pipeline guiding children through their lives from cradle to grave - from CYF to prison - sounds like something from a dystopian novel, writes Richard Wagstaff.
Less than a week after he started biking to and from school on his own, a Greytown schoolboy was accosted by a stranger who tried to lure him into a car.
A child abuse expert says she is "cautiously optimistic" that the latest review of Child, Youth and Family will finally lead to big changes.
In 2003, Simonne Butler's hands were severed with a samurai sword by her then-partner, Antoine Dixon. She talks to NZME about a new awareness campaign.
Kiwi singer Lizzy Marvelly is behind a campaign hoping to shift attitudes about consent and sexual violence.
A new online campaign is giving victims of domestic violence a way to tell others what's going on at home without having to say anything.
A Brazilian tattoo artist is helping victims of domestic violence heal by covering up their scars with beautiful works of body art for free.
Teachers who hit students at a private Tongan Christian school in Mangere were not taken to court because of the wishes of the families, despite complaints from five children.
A 9-year-old New Zealand girl was sent sexually explicit photographs of a Florida man whom she had been chatting with on a social networking website.
Fixing child abuse and neglect is all about building relationships with families in need, social workers say.
Fixing child abuse and neglect is all about building relationships with families in need, social workers say.
Melinda Tankard Reist spends a fair bit of time in fairly grubby places. She says it's paying off.
The shortcomings at Child, Youth and Family reflect an agency that hasn't coped with a significant switch in societal attitudes to child abuse.
A damning report on Child, Youth and Family says 117 New Zealand children were abused in care last year - and some have had up to 60 placements.
I am concerned that the child sex offender register will not, in practice, remain confidential to the Police, writes Keith Locke. Some information will probably leak.
A panel tasked with examining historical abuse in New Zealand's state institutions has heard a litany of physical, emotional and sexual abuse.
We demand action. But equally we should be dispassionate and rational in demanding measures that seek to prevent these things occurring, writes Jarrod Gilbert.
The mother of a 5-year-old autistic boy who was allegedly murdered at his Christchurch home has been charged with failing in her legal duty as a carer.
A man has appeared in Porirua District Court charged with two counts of assault after a six month-old baby died from head injuries on Monday.
The Government's latest report card for the public service shows an increase in the number of children and young people being assaulted.
Eight Kiwi companies - including six fashion brands - have joined a New Zealand-led campaign to eliminate child labour.
A leading family violence expert is welcoming a move to encourage more transparency between agencies dealing with domestic abuse cases.
A study has found that underage sex workers take methamphetamine and work all night on the streets of Auckland - then attend school the next morning.
Carolyn Cragg becomes even more determined every time she gets verbally abused to keep on speaking out and doing all she can to comfort to some of NZ's most needy children.
Sticks and stones may break bones, but it seems words can still do some serious damage to young people.
A 10-month-old baby who suffered broken arms was left in pain and anguish by his carers, a Dunedin judge said yesterday.
A mathematical model designed to predict children at risk of abuse will be trialled with data about children reported to Child, Youth and Family.
The man and his wife (pictured here) pleaded guilty to child abuse offences when they appeared at court this morning.
Dunedin police are investigating after a Palmerston baby was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries.