Children's care or protection: Calls for radical changes to be made to Family Court
Māori children represent 68 per cent of all children in state care in New Zealand.
Māori children represent 68 per cent of all children in state care in New Zealand.
Judge Andrew Becroft wants child protection laws strengthened to safeguard kids.
Couple lift lid on disturbing online world our kids are exposed to in new documentary.
It came after the Children's Commissioner told often-harrowing stories about uplifts.
Mother was halfway through labour when she learned her baby was to be taken.
Comment: We owe it to the children to build their country back better than it was before.
Children, elderly, mentally unwell and prisoners in care will have human rights monitored.
COMMENT: We amended the law to protect our money from fraud - time to do it for the kids.
It's part of a review into how to keep more Māori babies in the care of their whānau.
Tracey Martin has instructed her officials to look into why this was allowed to happen.
More controversy for Oranga Tamariki procedures as two new videos emerge.
Father and scientist Ray Avery says New Zealand's bullying culture is "killing our kids".
Comment: Free lunches just one facet of the Child and Youth Wellbeing Strategy.
Oranga Tamariki had been contacted by people concerned about Malcolm Bell's welfare.
"We are not trusting Māori families to look after their own."
Abusers include caregivers, parents, other children - and Oranga Tamariki staff members.
Children's Commissioner Andrew Becroft says changes are significant and desperately needed
Editorial: There must be an unflinching look at how bias and racism are driving policies.
Mother and baby take a DNA test to prevent child from being uplifted by Oranga Tamariki.
Budget seems to be missing the well-being of 20% of the New Zealand population.
Oranga Tamariki is buying up homes so it can house young offenders on remand.
More than a third of students are still being bullied even in the "best" schools.
"This was a tragic situation ... such tragedies impact us deeply."
Ombudsman given more powers to investigate complaints from children in care.
Oranga Tamariki 'courageous' for revealing extent of abuse, commissioner says.
They haven't had a sleep-in since 1982, and they've changed more than 100,000 nappies.
More New Zealanders die in their adolescent years than 19 other similar countries.
'Pornography is the most significant underlying concern reported to me,' he said.
Child poverty figures remain stagnant, frustrating Children's Commissioner Andrew Becroft.
Simon Collins shares Razeal's tale and asks where we are going wrong.