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Blackmail accused fights back

A woman this week accused of blackmailing CYF became outraged when she learned a convicted killer was getting custody of their child back - while she was in the middle of a so far unsuccessful 7-year battle to regain the right to care for her own kids,

X Factor leads the way

<i>X Factor</i> boy band Moorhouse, judge Stan Walker and Whenua Patuwai took their smooth sounds to at-risk youth held in a boys home in a bid to turn lives around.

Boy, 11, fathers child

An 11-year-old boy fathered a child to a friend's 36-year-old mother in a case that has prompted the Justice Minister to ask why women can't be charged with rape.

Privacy breach 'blackmail'

Child Youth and Family has launched legal action claiming a woman was trying to blackmail them after it accidentally sent her somebody else's private information.

CYF 'dumped' teens

A Whangarei grandmother has slammed Child, Youth and Family (CYF) for dumping her two young nephews at her doorstep without providing enough money to look after them.

Killing of kids still the issue

Irrespective of recent resignations, the reasons for the creation of the inquiry that bears his name still exist. Sir Owen Glenn explains why this important work needs to continue.

Suicide prevention plan 'critically important' - PM

Prime Minister John Key says pouring resources into a $25 million suicide action plan is "critically important" to tackling New Zealand's high youth suicide rate.

Hundreds of kids in CYF abuse review

CYF is reviewing the cases of more than 200 children thought to have been subjected to continued abuse and neglect despite repeated warnings.

CYF admits it failed 12-year-old

A 12-year-old girl who took her own life while in foster care was not given proper support after she claimed to have been sexually abused by a caregiver, a coroner said today.