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Children being adopted overseas, trafficked to work in NZ

A 12-year-old boy was among them. He was put to work and assaulted.

‘Treated like a dog’: 13-year-old girl trafficked and enslaved in NZ

She had 35 injuries, was underweight, with poor hygiene and head lice.

‘Heartbreaking’: Why Trish Peng is partnering with World Vision

The wedding dress designer says 'it's time to make a difference'.

Kea Kids News: Samoan fireknife dancers set the Diversity stage ablaze

Reporter Amelia is at the Diversity Festival in South Auckland, where kid Samoan Siva Afi dancers are showing off their passion for fireknife, and devotion to culture. Video / KKN

Kea Kids News: Huhu grubs are grub and feral is flash at the Hokitika Wildfoods Festival

Reporter Nevaeh is at Hokitika’s annual Wildfoods Festival, where the Feral Fashion wearable arts competition has local tamariki foraging and flaunting their local flora.

Kea Kids News: Americarna roars through Waitara

Gather ‘round folks, for a celebration of American cars and American cool! In this special report, Taranaki kids show reporter Freddie how they ring in Americarna. Video / KKN

Soiled, neglected toddler found wandering streets, mother was ‘disconnected from reality’

The whānau was on Oranga Tamariki's radar long before the child went missing.

‘The nuns stole me’: Man’s decades-long search for birth family truths

It took 36 years to meet his parents – and is taking almost as long to get answers.

Kiwi teen who endured brain surgery while awake forced to move to Oz for cancer care

Portia was the youngest in New Zealand to have an awake craniotomy.

The secret to making your kids behave on Christmas Day

Scientific study has pinpointed how to ensure youngsters are more nice than naughty.

Greg Bruce: Why my kids’ foul mouths might not be such a big deal

OPINION: Are your kids swearing too much? Or just the right amount?

'Absolutely amazing': Fill the Bus donation tally shows care in Rotorua community

The 10th year of Fill the Bus has wrapped and the numbers are in.

David Seymour and Debbie Ngarewa-Packer kids-plain the Treaty Principles Bill

So much disagreement over the Treaty Principles Bill! Reporters Ben and Reid sit down with two leaders to explain to kids and some confused adults why. Video / Kea Kids News

Health Minister Dr Shane Reti details the benefits of the Healthy Homes Initiative

Health Minister Dr Shane Reti details the benefits derived from the Healthy Homes Initiative, which has led to fewer hospitalisations and better school attendance.

The unspoken grief of never becoming a grandparent

NY Times: What it's like for parents of adult children who don't want their own kids.

Who knew Debbie Ngarewa-Packer was an Eminem stan?

Reporter Reid is at the Beehive for a kōrero with Te Pāti Māori co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer on growing up, living in style, and the beats that get her fired up for Parliament.