Child Youth And Family
CYF sends girls south because it hasn't got enough secure beds
Child Youth and Family has confirmed there are no secure beds available for girls in the Waikato, Auckland or Northland and are transferring all girls to Palmerston North or Christchurch. Audio
Government signals whanau care might not be first option
The Government is signalling a radical change to its treatment of at-risk children in state care, by challenging the long-held policy of placing children with whanau first. Demelza Leslie reports. Audio
Overhaul for Child Youth and Family
The Minister of Social Development Anne Tolley discusses the interim expert panel report for transforming Child Youth and Family. The report recommends a major overhaul of Child Youth and Family, to… Audio
Law commentator Simon Jefferson QC
Simon Jefferson discusses the role the family court plays in the lives of children in state care. Audio
CYF should have taken 14-year-old off mother - lawyer
The lawyer for the boy who stabbed and killed Arun Kumar says Child, Youth and Family should've taken him off his drug using mother. Audio
Teen jailed six years for Arun Kumar killing
Child Youth and Family is to review its involvement with two teenagers who took part in a fatal dairy robbery. Audio
CYF knew about problems at boy's home
Child Youth and Family was notified 20 times about the boy's family - half of those reports were about domestic violence. Audio
CYF feeling the heat over Kumar case
The Minister of Social Development is once again stressing that Child Youth and Family needs a complete overhaul, in the way of the Kumar dairy killing case. Audio
What needs to change at Child Youth & Family?
Deborah Morris Travers is UNICEF New Zealand's Advocacy Manager. Audio
What needs to change at Child Youth & Family?
Russell Wills is the Commissioner for Children and Deborah Morris-Travers is UNICEF New Zealand's Advocacy Manager. Audio
CYF staff failure blamed for girls ending up in police cells
Child Youth and Family says a failure by staff to get help from senior managers led to two 15-year-olds spending four nights in police cells. Audio
CYFs sorry for failures in aborted child abuse trial
Child Youth and Family has apologised unreservedly for serious and systemic failures that resulted in a High Court child abuse trial being aborted. Audio
Coroner criticises lack of support for over-17s from CYF
The Chief Coroner has backed a call from one of his collegues that Child Youth and Family shouldn't cut troubled teenagers adrift when they turn 17. Audio
A foster mother's story
Karen Scott shares the very personal story of taking in a five-year-old foster child and why she felt she had no choice but to return him to Child Youth and Family. Karen's foster son exhibited… Audio
Insight, 27 April: Children in Care
Insight looks at what's happening to children in care amid a new policy to find them permanent homes as quickly as possible. Audio