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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.
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
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
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
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'.
Fleeing shoplifters leave three children behind
A mother and a man abandoned three children after the pair were caught shoplifting at Taupo's Pak'n Save supermarket.
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
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
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
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
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
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
The mother of a tortured girl allegedly told authorities she was at a tangi 'down south' to prevent anyone seeing her injuries.
CYF appalled by abuse to girl hiding in cupboard
A 9-year-old girl found by police hiding in a wardrobe had suffered so much abuse that almost every part of her body was covered in injuries, including part of her scalp torn off her head as she was dragged down the hallway.
Dead teen driver was runaway, CYF reveals
The 13-year-old killed when he drove into a fence had been hidden by his family after running away from a caregiver.