Children

A dedicated independent advocacy service for children in state care has launched alongside Oranga Tamariki, the new Ministry for Vulnerable Children.

There are records showing the government dismissed genuine complaints of child abuse at state institutions for years, a researcher says. Audio

The current proposal is "piecemeal" and fails to clearly define crucial terms such as caregiver, a former Family Court judge says. Audio

Child Youth and Family faces having to make a payout to a man it wrongly accused for 15 years of being a sex offender.

Residents of a Wellington suburb want a mental health facility moved, saying its patients pose a danger to children who have to walk past it every day.

Child Youth and Family repeatedly and incorrectly reported that a man was a sex offender when he was not.

The Social Development Minister has ordered a review after a judge said Child Youth and Family had put a 3-year-old girl at risk.

Child Youth and Family put a three-year-old girl at unacceptable risk by providing misleading information about her father, a Family Court judge has said.

Lawyers and social workers have attacked draft laws outlining radical changes to child welfare services, saying they're badly written and should be scrapped. Audio

The family of a Southland toddler who died want to know why his mother was put in charge of protecting him when she was suspected of injuring him.

A toddler died in a Southland house just five days after social workers sent him back there from hospital, despite knowing it was unsafe, records show.

What sorts of hopes and dreams do parents have for their children, and do all Kiwi kids have the same opportunities to maximise their potential.

A New Zealand petition against the apps - which let users plump up characters' lips or make dark skin lighter - is gathering thousands of signatures as part of a worldwide campaign. Audio