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Children's commissioner calls for a debate on the right to silence
The Children's commissioner is calling for a debate on allowing witnesses to remain silent when it comes to child abuse. Judge Andrew Becroft talks to the Panel about his concerns about the law. Audio
Why are some primary-school children getting type-2 diabetes?
Auckland paediatricians are concerned about the increasing amount of children, some as young as 10, presenting with type-2 diabetes. Research looking at 21 years of patient records from Starship's… Audio
Orphan stuck in Syrian refugee camp could be a New Zealander
It's claimed a three-and-a-half-year-old orphan stuck in a Syrian refugee camp is the child of a deceased New Zealand citizen. Nine to Noon has been told the toddler, who's parents had been living in… Audio
Police search for girl who says she was abused in state care
Police are hunting for a 13-year-old girl who has gone into hiding from Oranga Tamaraki, alleging she's been abused in state care and wants to be with her whānau. Audio
Woman sentenced for killing eight-month-old grandson
Donna Parangi has been sentenced to two years and six months for the manslaughter of her grandson Isaiah Neil, who died in 2015 after being left in a hot car while Ms Parangi, his mother and father… Audio
11 yr old boy's Tasman fire painting attracts global attention
Leon Fenemor's picture of the Tasman bushfires - and the crews fighting them - has received positive feedback from around the world. Video, Audio
Being the parent of a transgender child
How should you react when your teenage child tells you they're transgender? Audio
Social workers 'did their best' placing teen with gang associate
Oranga Tamariki has backed the decision of staff at Child, Youth and Family - its predecessor - who placed a vulnerable 14-year-old boy into the home of a Mongrel Mob associate.
Former youth detainee says police cell was like "torture"
A former youth detainee says being held in a police cell when she was 15 was like "torture". More than 150 youths spent nights in police cells in the 2016/16 year, against UN guidelines. Audio
Calls to stop teens on remand from being placed in jails
The government needs to stop Child, Youth and Family placing young offenders into police custody once they've appeared before a court, the Children's Commissioner and legal experts say.
Young offenders kept in cells, motels
A lack of beds for young people facing charges has led Child Youth and Family to use prison cells or motels and security guards, a lawyer says.
Siblings who ran from CYF foster care back with whānau
Siblings who have been on the run from a Child Youth and Family foster home are back with their whānau.
Missing siblings' whānau call for solution
The mother of two children who have been missing since they left a CYF home 10 days ago says she is desperate to sort out their situation.
Man to appear in Manukau court after fatal shooting
A man is due to appear in court this morning, in relation to the death of a two-year-old who was shot in Auckland. Audio
Man due in court over child fatality
A man is due to appear in court this morning, in relation to the death of a two-year-old who was shot in Auckland. Audio
Children's Commissioner role to change
Funding for the Children's Commissioner, which the Labour Party says is not enough for what it needs to do, will remain low at least until the sector is overhauled.
CYF home carer guilty of rape
An Oamaru man has been found guilty of raping several teenagers in his care while working for Child, Youth and Family.
Total overhaul of Child, Youth and Family
Child, Youth and Family is set for its largest ever overhaul with the minister responsible saying the system protecting the country's most vulnerable children is broken. Audio
CYF reform
The CEO of Child Matters Anthea Simock talks about the sweeping new reforms announced for CYF. Audio
Privacy laws don't stop child abuse info sharing
Privacy is no barrier to Corrections notifying Child Youth and Family when a convicted child abuser is released from prison, the Privacy Commissioner says.