Moko Rangitoheriri
Commissioner rejects coroner's child-register plan
The Children's Commissioner will not back a register to monitor all children despite a coroner saying it will save lives.
Child, Youth and Family blind to Moko warning signs
Three-year-old Moko Rangitoheriri was subjected to a prolonged and painful death by the very people who were meant to care for him.
CYFs was blind to warning signs over danger Moko was in
Oranga Tamariki's predecessor Child Youth and Family filed an urgent report to visit Moko Rangitoheriri within a week, but it never did. Ten days later he was dead. Audio
Nothing's changed since Nia, Moko inquest told
A woman who has worked with abused women and children told the inquest nothing has improved in the years between two preschoolers' violent deaths.
Inquest into toddler Moko's death reopens in Rotorua
The second part of an inquest into the death of three-year-old Moko Rangitoheriri opens in Rotorua today. The toddler was abused and beaten to death by a couple who were meant to be looking after him… Audio
Moko inquest recommends checks on at-risk children
Compulsory checks on vulnerable children will be a major recommendation from the inquest into the death of three year old Moko Rangitoheriri. The coroner said he made the same recommendation after the… Audio
'I never knew': Refuge worker denies knowledge of abuse
A former staff member at the Maori women's refuge says she had no idea there was abuse happening in the house where Moko Rangitoheriri was living. The toddler was killed in 2015. Video, Audio
Moko inquest: Support worker did not suspect any abuse
A support worker from the Māori women's refuge in Taupō did not suspect any abuse of Moko Rangitoheriri until after his death, an inquest has heard.
Moko inquest: grandmother 'screamed and yelled' for help
The grandmother of Moko Rangitoheriri told an inquest of her frustration and helplessness at not being able to help the toddler. Audio
Moko Rangitoheriri's mother gives evidence at inquest
The mother of Moko Rangitoheriri has given emotional and tense evidence at the inquest into her toddler son's death in 2015.
Moko's mother makes emotional plea at death inquest
Moko Rangitoheriri's mother, Nicola Dally-Paki, has pleaded for domestic violence victims to leave and never return. Audio
Moko's mother urges domestic violence victims to flee
An inquest has begun into the brutal death of Moko Rangitoheriri, who died in 2015. His mother Nicola Dally-Paki has made a plea to domestic violence victims to leave and never return. Video, Audio
Moko Rangitoheriri's killers' appeal rejected
The killers of abused Taupō boy Moko Rangitoheriri have had their case rejected by the Court of Appeal.
Moko's mother complains to IPCA
The mother of Moko Rangitoheriri - the three-year-old killed by his caregivers - has complained to the Independent Police Conduct Authority about how the case was handled.
Woman convicted of Moko's killing to appeal
The woman convicted with her partner of the manslaughter of three-year-old Moko Rangitoheriri is to appeal against her sentence.
Moko's killers were paid over $1k for his care
A couple were paid over $1000 to care for three-year-old Moko Rangitoheriri and his sister, but instead their abuse of the boy eventually killed him. Video, Audio
Moko's killers had many previous convictions
Court papers released to RNZ News for the first time today have revealed the couple who were jailed for the manslaughter of toddler Moko Rangitoheriri were paid over $1000 to care for him. Video, Audio
Poverty a factor in Moko's death - lawyer
The lawyer for the caregiver who killed Moko Rangitoheriri is warning there will be more child abuse cases, as poverty increases. Audio
Moko's killers should have got murder charge - law professor
Law professor Chris Gallivan says justice must be seen to be done and for that reason the killers of Moko Rangitoheriri should have faced murder charges, even if it meant a risk of acquittal. Audio
Lawyer for Moko's killer says poverty & mental illness to blame
Ron Mansfield,the lawyer for Tania Shailer, says Child Youth and Family had been involved with Shailer's family, and enough people knew there were problems that action should have been taken sooner. Audio