Child Abuse

A fly-on-the-wall account of an attempt to take a newborn baby from a Māori whānau into care put Oranga Tamariki’s methods under the spotlight and sparked claims of ‘a stolen generation.’ Those…

An abuse survivor has criticised the slow action to stop the destruction of documents relevant to the Royal Commission's inquiry into the abuse of children.

A Wellington Catholic high school has agreed to take down a portrait in its auditorium of a proven sex abuser of multiple boys.

For the first time, Oranga Tamariki has laid bare just how much harm and abuse is being done to children in its care.

While TVNZ was clearing out four hours of prime time to air a heavily-hyped documentary about Michael Jackson's alleged crimes against children, radio networks here were quietly easing his music off…

Half of the submissions on the draft terms of reference for the inquiry involved those who had experienced abuse in state care, a new report says.

A survivor of sexual abuse is calling for Sir Anand Satyanand to be removed as head of the new Royal Commission, after a survivor's identity was emailed to staff.

The Royal Commission of Inquiry into the historical abuse of children in residential state care has been a long time coming, writes David Cohen.

Opinion - A journalist who has broken several of the stories about the government's response to victims of state abuse, Aaron Smale reflects on the announcement of a Royal Commission of Inquiry.

A woman who has worked with abused women and children told the inquest nothing has improved in the years between two preschoolers' violent deaths.

A baby girl with broken bones who barely survived her injuries is an extreme case of child abuse, but not an unusual one, social workers say. Audio