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Editorial: CYF must act when babies at risk
Fewer in the community are prepared to turn a blind eye to child abuse.

'Nobody noticed there was something wrong'
US expert says Kahui babies showed signs of brain damage and obvious harm.

Tapu Misa: Gluckman's report shows the way
"There is always a solution to every human problem - neat, plausible and wrong," wrote H.L. Mencken.

New CYF probe into caregivers
New and "very serious" allegations have been made against two Child, Youth and Family caregivers already facing more than 30 abuse charges.

Deborah Coddington: Stop paying abusers to breed
When you have children, your whole life changes and you must try to defend your child from harm no matter what.

John Roughan: The country a baby could see
Every grandparent will know the electric charge that four of us experienced for the first time last Saturday.

Labour proposes dedicated 'Ministry for Children'
Labour will dis-establish the Families Commission in its next term in government and instead set up a Ministry for Children, with a senior “minister for children” sitting at the Cabinet table.

Pair face machete child abuse charges
A couple is facing serious child abuse charges, including allegations of strangling and assaulting a boy with a machete.