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Jail absconder's guard on charges

Corruption charges have been laid against the prison guard who Phillip John Smith claimed helped him escape to Brazil.

Tot's head injuries spur police inquiry

Police are investigating how a year-old Northland girl suffered critical injuries.

Richard Wagstaff: Private interests won't help vulnerable kids

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.

Optimism greets latest CYF review

A child abuse expert says she is "cautiously optimistic" that the latest review of Child, Youth and Family will finally lead to big changes.

'Stranger danger' spoils ride home

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.

Kiwi abuse survivor in praise of the Black Dot campaign

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.

My Body My Terms: Campaign goes viral

Kiwi singer Lizzy Marvelly is behind a campaign hoping to shift attitudes about consent and sexual violence.

Have you heard of Black Dot campaign?

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.

'Dump and run' culture at CYF

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.

Keith Locke: The downside to a child sex offender register

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.

'Horrifying' report into child abuse

A panel tasked with examining historical abuse in New Zealand's state institutions has heard a litany of physical, emotional and sexual abuse.

Jarrod Gilbert: Child abuse anger robbing focus from prevention

We demand action. But equally we should be dispassionate and rational in demanding measures that seek to prevent these things occurring, writes Jarrod Gilbert.

Tolley scraps 'lab rat' study on children

The Social Development Minister said that infants would not be treated as "lab rats" under her watch.

Man in court over baby's death

A man charged after a 6-month-old girl died this week has reappeared at Porirua District Court.

Boy's mum 'failed to get help'

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.

Man appears in court over death of baby

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.