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![Editorial: CYF must act when babies at risk](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Editorial: CYF must act when babies at risk
Fewer in the community are prepared to turn a blind eye to child abuse.
![New CYF probe into caregivers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
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.
![Justice for baby 'everyone's responsibility'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Justice for baby 'everyone's responsibility'
Bringing the person who inflicted fatal non-accidental head injuries on a six-month-old baby girl...
![Parents on charges of beating children](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Parents on charges of beating children
A mother and father have been arrested for allegedly beating their eight children with weapons, including sticks and electrical cord - and the woman is pregnant again.
![Drowned baby mum's jail term cut](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Drowned baby mum's jail term cut
A woman who was found guilty of manslaughter after leaving her baby son unattended in a bath has had her sentence reduced by the Court of Appeal. The 29-year-old migrant left her 13-month-old baby boy in the bath for about 15 minutes...
![PM defends aid for 'underclass' in face of attack](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
PM defends aid for 'underclass' in face of attack
John Key says the Govt has done as much as possible for the poor after the mother of a family he championed said he was a political 'arsehole'.
![Girl raises $109 for abuse victim](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Girl raises $109 for abuse victim
Waitemata police are praising the actions of a nine-year-old Devonport girl raising money to help a victim of horrific child abuse.
![Tortured girl to spend Xmas with new family](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Tortured girl to spend Xmas with new family
A girl, 9, allegedly tortured and abused by her parents will spend Christmas with a new foster family.
![Parents accused of torture appear in court](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Parents accused of torture appear in court
A couple accused of torturing their nine-year-old daughter appeared briefly in court this morning.
![CYF: Dead girl's mum was trying to rid her life of violence](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
CYF: Dead girl's mum was trying to rid her life of violence
The mother of a girl, 5, found dead in her bed after an alleged assault was trying to escape violence in her life.
![Sex abuse charge in torture case](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Sex abuse charge in torture case
New claims emerged last night that the nine-year-old girl allegedly tortured by her parents was also sexually abused while in Child Youth and Family care.
![<i>Dita De Boni:</i> No Minister](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
<i>Dita De Boni:</i> No Minister
It is with huge regret and disgust that once more, New Zealanders wake up to find 'caregivers' accused on brutally assaulting their children.
![Child torture case: What the mother told officials](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Child torture case: What the mother told officials
The mother of a tortured girl allegedly told authorities she was at a tangi 'down south' to prevent anyone seeing her injuries.