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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.
Govt to spend $55m on youth jobs
A new Govt package will give subsidies to employers who agree to train a young person and give them a permanent job.
Move cuts help to anti-violence groups
Women's refuges say some women fleeing from violence may no longer be able to get...