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Deborah Coddington: Stop paying abusers to breed
When you have children, your whole life changes and you must try to defend your child from harm no matter what.
John Roughan: The country a baby could see
Every grandparent will know the electric charge that four of us experienced for the first time last Saturday.
Can't add up? Don't despair you may suffer from dyscalculia
It affects one in 20 people, can undermine their confidence and frequently leads to the embarrassment of counting on one's fingers.
Dog beheaded on film
Graphic video footage showing the torture and beheading of a 1-year-old dog has been circulated among teenage school students.
Labour proposes dedicated 'Ministry for Children'
Labour will dis-establish the Families Commission in its next term in government and instead set up a Ministry for Children, with a senior “minister for children” sitting at the Cabinet table.
MasterChef's backer drops support for school breakfasts
Countdown has stopped funding breakfasts for children at 61 low-income schools.
R.E.S.P.E.C.T. find out what it means to me
Being respectful is an admirable quality. I know I probably sound like some old digger who fought in the trenches for his country when I say that sort of thing, but it is.
Pair face machete child abuse charges
A couple is facing serious child abuse charges, including allegations of strangling and assaulting a boy with a machete.
Children's new advocate has proud record of cutting abuse
Brains behind successful Hawkes Bay scheme given chance to put ideas into practice nationwide.