Children
Cartoonish plastic surgery apps target children - advocate
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
Positive parenting and staying healthy
What help is out there for whanau and children who want to achieve a healthy weight? Kathryn Ryan talks to the University of Queensland's Dr Matt Sanders, who is the founder of the positive parenting… Audio
Nose jobs for kids?
Kathryn Ryan talks with Auckland writer Angela Barnett, who's launched the local chapter of an international petition against cosmetic surgery apps aimed at children. She says the apps encourage users… Audio
Blood testing begins for children caught in dental clinic scare
A mother whose daughter will need testing for HIV and hepatitis after a trip to the dentist says she does not blame the clinic, and will continue to use it when it reopens. Audio
The Rights of the New Zealand Child
New Zealand didn't come out well when our adherence to the United Nations Conventions on the Rights of the Child, was assessed. What more can and must be done to protect the rights of Kiwi kids? Audio
Handling Holiday Meltdowns
Children are built to have big feelings on big occasions and Christmas is no different. Kathryn Ryan talks to Patty Wipfler who is the founder and director of Hand in Hand Parenting and the co-author… Audio
Housing key to addressing poverty
The Children's Commissioner says making housing affordable is crucial to helping the most vulnerable children and the Minister for Children also accepts poverty can be a factor in children being at… Audio
CYF changes could 'dislocate' kids - Dame Tariana
It is wrong for at-risk Māori children not to be placed with whānau, hapū or iwi if possible, former Māori Party co-leader Dame Tariana Turia says.
Papatoetoe woman plays father xmas for children in poverty
An Auckland mother is playing Father Christmas, delivering carloads of presents to children who would otherwise go without. Laura Tupou reports. Audio
Mary Gordon - Sowing the seeds of empathy
Mary Gordon joins Wallace to talk about why showing children what empathy looks like is the best way to teach them this important skill. Her organisation, Roots of Empathy, is now a global phenomenon… Audio
John Daysh - Unicef at 70
Unicef, which was founded just after the second world war when children throughout Europe were facing famine and disease, turns 70 this year. The UN entity has an indefinite mandate to help children… Audio
Concerns new ministry won't place Maori children with whanau
Maori Women's Welfare League president Prue Kapua says action will be taken if the Government pushes ahead with new law setting up the Ministry for Vulnerable Children, as there has not been… Audio
Govt accused of culling HRC report into abused children
A former Human Rights Commissioner is accusing the government of killing off a critical report into the handling of hundreds of cases of children abused in state care. Audio
Are talented kids doing too much sports training?
Children are increasingly doing long hours of sport training from a young age, across multiple sports, but is it causing more harm than good? Audio
Labour sticks to 'best-start' policy
Labour has reaffirmed its best-start policy, which would pay $60 dollars a week to families with children under one year old, deputy leader Annette King says.
Young offenders kept in cells, motels
A lack of beds for young people facing charges has led Child Youth and Family to use prison cells or motels and security guards, a lawyer says.
Andrew Sharp: the life of Samuel Marsden
Kim Hill talks to Andrew Sharp, Emeritus Professor of Political Studies at the University of Auckland, who has lived in London since 2006. His major new book is The World, the Flesh and the Devil: The… Audio
Kate De Goldi and Susan Paris: creating an Annual
Kim Hill talks to Wellington writer Kate De Goldi, whose most recent novel, From the Cutting Room of Barney Kettle won the junior fiction category at the 2016 Book Awards for Children and Young… Audio
Sugary drinks advertising
Sugary drinks and junk food are set to come under tough new restrictions when being advertised to children. Audio
Government lifts age of state care to 21
The government has announced it will lift the age of state care from 17 to 21, giving vulnerable children support from their caregivers and the government for another four years. Audio
