New Zealand's worst youth offenders will get million-dollar beds in the country's newest youth prison.

A former children's home supervisor convicted of sexually abusing a young girl in his care has escaped a jail sentence by fleeing to England.

Police have been called in after a Govt "sting" of secondhand appliance dealers found some allegedly conniving with beneficiaries to deceive Work and Income.

Paula Bennett has attacked the integrity of a solo mother who is asking for $15,000 to settle a privacy complaint against the minister.

A teaching method for caregivers of children from broken homes is "a bit like Supernanny" says the boss of a scheme aimed at coaching foster parents.

The Govt's decision to remove recognition for fully qualified centres 'dumbs down' the sector, early childhood educators say.

John Key says it is critically important police address the child abuse investigation concerns raised in an Independent Police Conduct Authority (IPCA) report today.

A damning report into police handling of child abuse cases shows at least one district prioritised traffic fines over abuse investigations.