Children
10 year old in hospital after being pinned under a log
A 10 year old is in hospital this morning after being trapped and crushed under a log at a Gisborne beach at the weekend.
Juliana Marston, who was on holiday from Christchurch, has fractured her… Audio
The Panel with Alexia Russell and Ruwani Perera (Part 1)
Today on The Panel, Wallace Chapman and panellists Alexia Russell and Ruwani Perera discuss tomorrow's nurse's rally calling for political action, a campground that may be forced to close due to… Audio
Silencing Paritūtū research discovers official feared children could die if exposed to chemicals on beach
Never before seen documents show a senior government official feared children could die if they came into contact with toxic chemicals that were pouring directly onto a popular New Plymouth beach.
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Dyslexia
Join us for a weekly round-up of the news! Plus this week we learn more about dyslexia. Audio
Age range for junk food ad rules should be higher - researcher
Proposed rules on advertising to children should apply to all under-18s, rather than under-16s, a leading food and nutrition policy expert says. Audio
Paediatric feeding challenges - what to do when it's more than just 'fussy eating'
Advice for parents with children experiencing feeding challenges - when it's more than just "fussy eating". Rebecca Barnard is a Christchurch based Occupational Therapist whose private practice… Audio
'Haphazard' immunisation system failing children in vulnerable communities - report
A top level taskforce has made 54 recommendations to try to turn around the country's "dire" and unfair childhood immunisation rates.
Draft advertising code wants to ban brands from kids' sports
A draft Children's Advertising Code wants to raise the age of children covered by the code to all kids under sixteen, and limit the advertising of brands, as well as products.
This would mean brands… Audio
Algorithms
Join us for a weekly round-up of the news! Plus we learn more about algorithms. We use algorithms every day, some are as simple as tying your shoelaces, and others help power artificial intelligence… Audio
Why dogs seem to be the perfect listeners for struggling young readers
An Australian not-for-profit reading support initiative is providing struggling readers with a positive calm and non-judgemental environment by getting them to read to dogs.
Kindergarten children coping well with cyclone trauma - association
The Napier Kindergarten Association says children showing signs of distress after Cyclone Gabrielle are often reacting to how the adults around them are coping.
The Panel (Part Two) with Victoria Maclennan and Simon
Today on The Panel Wallace and panellists are joined by Dom Harvey, Libby Kirkby-McLeod and Kate Evans. Audio
Electric Cars
Join us for a weekly round-up of the news! Plus an explainer going a little bit more in depth. This week - What is an electric car and why are they increasingly popular? Audio
Child poverty rates stall, with 100,000 children in hardship
Child poverty rates have stalled, with a hundred-thousand children still living in poverty.
Earlier today, Statistics NZ released its data for the year ending June 2022, and the numbers showed no… Audio
Expert responds to stalling child poverty stats
There's been no improvement to child poverty rates, despite it being a keystone of the Labour government's manifesto.
The latest Stats NZ data shows 12 percent of children lived in households earning… Audio
Teachers respond to the opposition's curriculum plans
The National Party has unveiled its new teaching curriculum; which would require children to do an hour of reading, an hour of writing and an hour of maths per day.
The requirement will cover primary… Audio
The government defends stalling child poverty stats
The Government's efforts to reduce poverty have stalled, with more than 100,000 children still living in extreme hardship.
Data out today from Stats NZ shows no change between 2021 and 2022.
These… Audio
Device-addicted parents struggling to curb kid's screen time
Parenting advocate Holly Brooker thinks it's awesome half of Kiwi parents owned up to feeling addicted to their devices in a recent survey. "When we can acknowledge that, we can put some changes in… Audio
National Party plans to rewrite school curriculum if elected
The National Party plans to rewrite the curriculum for primary and intermediate schools if it wins at the next election. Audio
Warning whooping cough epidemic could be on the way
Two babies have died of whooping cough in 2023.
Doctors are warning that we're heading into a whooping cough epidemic, with these being the first cases in the country since the Covid-19 pandemic.
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