The offending is alleged to have occurred nearly 50 years ago and involved boys aged 9-12.

New Zealand's child poverty targets set by the Labour government have not been met and Phillip Mehrtens has been reunited with his family after being held captive for 19.5 months.

In eight months, whānau living in emergency accommodation has dropped by 57%.

These West Auckland kids know their sirens are loud, but it’s all for the love of sound. Reporter Rohan takes us to a siren bike battle, to listen to the voices behind the noise.

Official advice shows it would cost $3b a year to meet the child poverty goals.

Police said they had arrested 355 people and rescued more than 400 children.

'Had it been 10 minutes later, he would have mowed down a lot of kids.'

Yes, most teenage boys really do need to eat a lot of food.

Without any prenatal warning baby Connor died at just one hour old.

Four children say they were hit, spat on, slapped and one was even allegedly run over.

Criminal caught after a European law enforcement agency flagged online activity.

The victims were aged 12 to 14.

A wānanga dedicated to counter escalating predatory web behaviour.

'They aren’t frightened or scared of it.'

The Children's Minister says she's encouraged by the results so far.

PM Christopher Luxon addresses revelations that former National Party minister Aussie Malcolm has been accused of historical child sex abuse.

The father of five believes ‘worry and anxiety’ are character-building.

Kiwi mums share their stories of how the current system only made things worse.

Three-year-old Daisy Nicholl had the missing part of her skull replaced this week. Video / Supplied

'A lot of young people rely on their social media spaces to get support.'

Trevor Harvey explains what it's like to be the only male teacher at his school.

The Duke of Sussex is about to celebrate a milestone birthday.

'You don’t think about the travel, you think about how much fun you’re going to have.'

'Was shopping at Kmart and saw some shorts – well, if you even want to call them that.'

Verbal imitation was found to be rarer among kids with the condition.

'I have a lot of medical issues that would put my life and the baby’s in jeopardy.'

'Any amount is harmful, it is pretty much like Russian roulette.'

Parents threatened to remove children from preschool after fiery feud with management.

Mother says she warned counsellor about an 'extreme emergency' involving her son.