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'We believe childhood should be happy and joyous, not boring and tedious,' founders say.
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Focus Live Earlier: Child fights for life, five siblings already taken by state.
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Students to walk out again to save climate
Students' third climate strike will coincide with a UN summit.
Catholic school's uniform now has unisex option
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Editorial: There must be an unflinching look at how bias and racism are driving policies.
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COMMENT: No one wants to hear about babies being taken from their mothers.
Local Focus: Council opens doors for climate change workshop
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Comment: The inside story of Brian Tamaki's apology
COMMENT: Jevan Goulter on his role bringing Bishop Brian Tamaki to the LGBTQI+ community.
Warning to parents after spike in kids' sport injuries
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Royal honour for child psychiatrist Hinemoa Elder
Elder is an advocate for greater awareness of Māori cultural needs in the health sector.
Queen's Birthday Honours: Stars of theatre, sport step into the spotlight
Leading lights in show business and sport take centre-stage in Queen's Birthday Honours.
Comment: Children had no say in the Wellbeing Budget, and that matters
Budget seems to be missing the well-being of 20% of the New Zealand population.
Young, gifted - and answering back
Nine young actors put down their scripts and talk real-life women's business.
Rotorua flat is NZ's most unlikely prison
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Budget to fund $153m transition service
Young people leaving state care will be supported in various ways up to the age of 25.
Teen girl's death: Mum's pain at inquest delays
Fourteen months on, Anita Terrell is still waiting for an inquest into her teen's death.
Budget 2019: What do Māori want?
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New claim of kid in state care being taken to Hastings gang house and threatened
Young man wanted full investigation of his claim a caregiver arranged gang threats.
Story of the herald of Matariki is finally in print
Kirsty Bennett has published a book for children about the star Puanga.
Shocking loophole allows 'legal child rape' in the US
A shocking loophole allows children to be 'legally raped' in almost half of the US.
Forced NCEA externals 'a giant step back'
Liberal schools see NCEA change as "step backwards", but Auckland Grammar is happy.
Personal cannabis use promises to set 2020 election alight
The draft law is a weaker version of what Andrew Little previously outlined.
Hip-hop artist Savage on mission to help reduce youth suicide
Savage opens up about his niece's death from suicide and his own thoughts at the same age.
'Snowflake' Gen Z deserves more respect
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Future youth leader among those attending youth camp
Young Northlanders join thousands at Youth Camp
John Roughan: Level playing field may limit our stars
COMMENT: Education should not put the interests of schools above those of individuals.
Conservation Comment: Students' strike for climate change an inspiration
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Classroom clash: Parent threatens High Court action over essential oils at school
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Schools reach out to heal community after mosque shootings
Auckland schools reach out to local mosques and a Muslim school opens its doors to all.
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