'By their own standards, they are buying a fight with someone of much greater mana'
Act leader David Seymour warns Waitangi Tribunal it has picked a scrap with the wrong MP.
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Crown lawyers expected to move on any Waitangi Tribunal summons of minister
Though the tribunal can summons a Cabinet minister, it hasn’t done so before.
Children’s Minister Karen Chhour firm on Oranga Tamariki amendment bill
Placing in-need Māori children within their extended family or iwi no longer necessary.
Marae leader backs Government whānau housing plans
Hurimoana Dennis also stresses the need for increased collaboration.
Karen Chhour firm on plan to turn offenders' lives around
Children's Minister believes boot camps for youth offenders will work.
Editorial: The nation is failing its most vulnerable
OPINION: Two reports in the past week paint a bleak picture for Kiwi kids.
What kids who commit serious crimes have in common
Haami Hanara, who was neglected and abused, knifed a man to death when he was 14.
Four key facts for thoughtful people when it comes to NZ poverty
OPINION: I'm a capitalist and I can see why investing to solve childhood poverty matters.
'Incredibly distressing': Teen attacked with 'prison napalm' at youth justice facility
It is the latest in a string of incidents at the facility.
Chief children’s commissioner appointed
Claire Achmad steps into children's role in challenging times.
Michael Webster: We need to protect our children’s privacy online
OPINION: We know complex privacy issues happen with our tamariki and young people.
'Holistic approach' needed to fight worst youth offending - report
A new 'intense' programme has been launched to break the cycle of youth offending.
International custody battle: Mum devastated as kids uplifted by police, OT
'I will never forget the sound of her wailing, crying.'
Families at war: why kids get trapped in bitter Family Court battles
Who's to blame when couples fight over child custody, the Family Court or the parents?
Family Court hell: How can we fix it for parents and their kids?
What's being done to limit the fallout for kids being fought over in the Family Court.
Warring parents: Family Court experts warn of damage to children
Child experts tell of the damage children suffer when their parents fight in court.
Childrens Commissioner: We just need to take one whānau, one mokopuna at a time
UN committee concerned by number of tamariki Māori in detention facilities.
By Māori for Māori is the only solution for Māori
Lady Tureiti Moxon says Oranga Tamaraki should step aside
Worst youth justice system not seen yet – Chief Children’s Commissioner
Violence inside youth justice residences reaffirms the need for a system reset.
Oranga Tamariki promise progress happening around kids placed in motels, but pace of demand higher than efforts
Children's Commissioner says motels 'can never be a home' for youngsters in state care.
‘Motels can never be a home’ - Children’s Commissioner slams ‘deplorable’ housing of young Kiwis
Children's Commissioner says motels 'can never be a home' for youngsters in state care.
Fewer children in poverty but disparity between Māori and Pākehā increasing
Children's Commissioner says we must keep foot on accelerator.
Police commissioner announces pursuit policy changes
Several officers have reported feeling frustrated and powerless with the current laws.
Action demanded as school disputes panel yet to be set up
Some schools denying young people a right to an education and without means to challenge.
Expert warns of fetal-alcohol harm 'epidemic'
Paediatrician says alcohol should be targeted in fetal alcohol harm
What you need to know about the row over the Children's Commissioner
ANALYSIS: The Children's Commission is being stripped of powers it does not use.
Children's commissioner slams MPs considering bill
Without the power to investigate, the commissioner would have no teeth says the incumbent.
'Massive problem': Almost 500 children, teens in OT care harmed in 2020-21
The government is considering reducing the powers of the Children's Commissioner.
Children's Commissioner says occupation bound to have impact on kids
Children's Commissioner says the protest on Parliament grounds is no place for children.
Outgoing Children's Commissioner calls for change, urgent reform
The use of spit hoods on children, he said, was "profoundly concerning, traumatic".
People with fetal alcohol disorder 'failed' by successive governments - report
Failure means "massive ongoing costs" to New Zealand, Children's Commissioner says.
Spit hoods used on 117 children, young people by police
Police used the hoods 129 times in total, with seven people placed in them more than once.
'Harmful': Youth have no trust in controlling 'care' environments
Youth care residences kept youngsters for too long, affecting their safety and wellbeing.
'Out of that place, monsters came': Search for justice over New Zealand's 'Alcatraz'
The quest for justice from a boot camp that made murderers out of troubled teens.