Children
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
Covid-19: Auckland primary principal won't be bringing students back part-time
Many Auckland principals are relieved to have primary-aged students back in the classroom. Schools that reopen will take extra precautions, including masks for students year four and up.
Other… Audio
Covid-19: Fear and delight at Auckland school return
The decision to let 200,000 Auckland children return to school next week is being met with both delight and apprehension.
The children will be heading to the classroom for the first time in three… Audio
Covid-19: Associate Education Minister on school return
Part-time attendance, eight-year-olds required to wear masks and classes in the fresh air - it's back to school but not school as usual for students in Auckland and Waikato next week.
The Government… Audio
Kiwi Kidsongs collection now available online
"Christmas on the Beach" Kiwi Kidsongs albums were sent out to primary schools for about 20 years until funding was cut in 2010. Tim Carson has been lobbying the government to bring them back. Audio
Years 1 to 8 will return part-time to school
The Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins, has just announced that Years 9 and 10 will return to school in Auckland and Waikato from November 17th - next Wednesday. Years 1 to 8 will return… Audio
Goldsmith outlines National's 'Back on Track' schools programme
The National Party has released its plan to get students back into school as quickly as possible - and to keep them there.
Among its proposals, it wants children in years 1-to-10 to get an hour each… Audio
Principal's tribute to Connor Whitehead
Three people charged in connection with the fatal shooting of Connor Whitehead in Christchurch on Friday night are appearing in court today.
The police have arrested four people in their 30s and 40s… Audio
Boost to family benefits should be in time for Christmas - charity
Changes to family social support payments should start before Christmas because too many families are struggling now, a children's charity says.
'This level of increase to family incomes is not enough'
Increases to the Family Tax Credit and Best Start payments are welcomed, but are not enough to lift children out of poverty, the Children's Commissioner and Green Party say.
Covid-19: Kura denied vaccination funding from health officials
Health officials are being accused of holding out on cash to help a West Auckland Māori school boost vaccinations in their local community.
With some students already covid positive, Te Kura Kaupapa… Audio
Covid-19: Concerns childrens' surgeries could suffer is health system becomes overwhelmed
Sick children are being put at risk of developing more serious conditions because of a growing backlog of surgery.
Covid-19 restrictions have seen a number of standard procedures cancelled and… Audio
Sibling rivalry: tips for keeping the peace
It's easy for parents to become angry when children fight repeatedly but a strategic approach is needed to help restore the peace, says parenting coach Joseph Dreissen. Audio
Australian toddler's rescue a 'miracle' - anthropologist
A photo of smiling Cleo Smith, the four-year old found in a locked house eighteen days after her disappearance in remote Western Australia, reassured a nation on tenterhooks.
Mother Ellie Smith… Audio
Growing numbers of children forced to flee climate change - report
Surging temperatures, rising water levels and land degradation drove an estimated record 10 million children from their homes last year, a Save the Children report says.
Growing numbers of children forced to flee by climate change - report
Surging temperatures, rising water levels and land degradation drive thousands of children from their homes in the Pacific, a Save the Children report says.
Covid-19: Vaccine hesitant teachers testing principals
There are fears several thousand teachers are resisting the push for them to get vaccinated before November the 15th.
At the same time, many schools are struggling to figure out which exemption… Audio
Miraculous rescue of Australian 4-year-old
A miracle in Western Australia - four-year-old Cleo Smith has been found alive and as well as can be expected - two and a half weeks after going missing from the tent she was sleeping in - at a remote… Audio
Covid-19: Schools estimate thousands of vaccine-resistant staff
Principals estimate several thousand teachers are resisting the government's directive to get vaccinated before 15 November.
Some are presenting bogus exemption certificates and the Education… Audio
Coroner looking into 2015 death of Southland toddler
A man accused of killing a toddler in Southland in 2015, changed his story from saying he did not know what happened to saying he tripped on a skateboard and fell on the boy.
The man was charged with… Audio
