Children
Almost 6000 switch benefits after welfare policy change
The subsequent child policy benefit sanction was scrapped earlier this month.
Stop saying children are 'resilient'
Dr Julie Spray, a medical and childhood anthropologist and a Research Fellow in the School of Population Health at the University of Auckland says it's time to Stop saying children are 'resilient'. Audio
Modern Family Court will look like a 'different world' to current system, says top judge
A modern Family Court will look and feel like a "different world" to the current system, according to the judge leading the specialist jurisdiction.
St Peter's Cambridge school reveals details of sexual abuse
The St Peter's Cambridge school chair has told Checkpoint the police are investigating historical abuse against former students.
An investigation launched in 2019 at the prominent Waikato boarding… Video, Audio
Auckland teens talk about skipping NCEA exams
Auckland teenagers are citing exhaustion, being busy, and strategic thinking as reasons for skipping some or even all of their NCEA exams.
The exams began today and in Auckland, Northland and… Audio
Call for College of Psychiatrists to apologise to Lake Alice abuse survivors
Children in the Lake Alice Child and Adolescent Unit in the 1970s were subjected to many forms of abuse, including the use of electroconvulsive therapy as a punishment.
Court 'heavily burdened' but principal judge remains optimistic about its future.
The top Family Court judge has told a law conference there's good reason to be optimistic about the court's future.
Covid-19: Fears whānau will struggle for food without assistance from schools
After three months stuck at home, many Auckland school kids will be returning to their classrooms today.
Over lockdown, many schools have been doing what they can to help struggling whānau put food… Audio
Covid-19: Mixed messages for students over NCEA exams
Some Auckland schools are telling their students it's up to them whether they sit their NCEA exams, because they can get an unexpected event grade instead.
But other schools are insisting their… Audio
How to help children adjust back to school life
As Auckland children return to school for the first time in 13 weeks the prospect of going back into the classromm can be a little daunting. Dr Emma Woodward is a psychologist and Nathan Rarere asked… Audio
Stop saying children are 'resilient'
Opinion - We don't protect children by saying they're resilient. We build resilience through policy that supports children by improving systems and providing resources, writes Dr Julie Spray.
Excitement and shellshock for Auckland pupils back at school
There's excitement, and a little bit of shellshock, among the thousands of children who today have returned to Auckland classrooms for the first time in three months.
There are rules; that groups… Audio
Covid-19: Schools update ahead of reopening
School is back in session for Auckland children who haven't been in a classroom for three months.
From new entrants to Year 10 - 200,000 are allowed back. Reporter Jean Bell was outside Mt Eden… Audio
Covid-19: Early childhood centres struggle to stay open
The Early Childhood Council is warning that some childcare centres will close permanently thanks to the vaccine mandate.
A recent ECC survey shows the no jab, no job policy will lead to nearly half… Audio
Testing schoolchildren for Covid valuable to stop spread - expert
A Covid testing expert believes surveillance testing in schools with unvaccinated children can help keep the virus in check and reassure parents its safe for kids to head back to class.
In Auckland… Video, Audio
The debate over Covid-19 vaccinations for children
Pfizer has developed a Covid-19 vaccine for 5-11 year-olds. Should New Zealand race in, or hold back on getting our children immunised? Audio
The debate over Covid-19 vaccinations for children
Pfizer has developed a Covid-19 vaccine for 5-11 year-olds. Should New Zealand race in, or hold back on getting our children immunised?
AudioCovid-19: Some Auckland secondary schools delay junior students returning
Auckland and Waikato schools can reopen next week but thousands of thirteen and fourteen year olds will have to wait a little longer to get back to the classroom.
Some secondary schools in alert… Audio
NCEA Study Packs for West Auckland Students
Emmaline Pickering-Martin says the donations will go towards supporting rangitahi through NCEA and beyond. Audio
Covid-19: Parents divided on sending kids back to school
It's school time for all primary-aged students in Auckland and Waikato next week, but many parents are unsure whether to send their children back.
Schools that reopen will take extra precautions… Audio
