Children

China has finally done away with its much hated one-child policy that's been around since 1979. Audio

Twelve-year-old Thomas Frith who has an IQ higher than Einstein and Stephen Hawking, has read everything from Ulysses to Thomas Piketty's Capital in the 21st Century,  plays the piano, cello, trombone… Audio

As the incidence of insulin-dependent Type One diabetes grows, New Zealand's ability to cope appears to be getting worse. Audio

New Zealand photographer, Rachael Hale McKenna has built a career around capturing the essence of childhood through portrait photography and she also is adept at getting wonderful shots of animals… Audio, Gallery

International Panda expert Dr Edith MacDonald is looking at whether Wellington Zoo can viably support giant panda bears, while educating children around the country on conservation. Lynda… Audio, Gallery

As the rules for advertising products to children come up for review, Mediawatch looks at what advertisers are currently allowed to do and asks why change may be afoot. Audio

Puppets are more than simply child's play, according to Jim Richards and Bridgette Murphy who work with community groups, schools and organisations around New Zealand making giant puppets and other… Audio

Australian doctors are refusing to allow the children of asylum seekers to be sent back to detention after being discharged from the Royal Victoria Children's Hospital. Right now there are 93 children… Audio

A new survey into how our kids play, shows that what's known as 'bubble wrapping' or 'wrapping your kids in cottonwool' can have major consequences for their development. The nationwide State of Play… Audio

For babies born into the Islamic faith, azaan is the prayer whispered into baby's ears by the father just after birth. Lynda Chanwai-Earle is in Hawkes Bay following Rizwanna Latiff on the job, a… Audio, Gallery

Australian children's book author and comedy writer whose books include The Day My Bum Went Psycho, and the Just! series with illustrator Terry Denton. His latest series with Denton started in 2011… Audio

Former Children's Commissioner Ian Hassall say new the Building (Pools) Amendment Act will erode the hard fought for protection for children and lead to more drownings. He says the act, in its current… Audio

Anne Tolley wants most at-risk families to stop having more children. Joining Morning Report is the chief executive of the Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Social Workers, Lucy Sandford-Reed. Audio

The Minister for Social Development wants most at-risk families to stop having more children. Catherine Hutton reports. Audio

The Minister for Social Development wants the state to intervene to disuade at risk families from having more children. Audio

Author of many books, most recently From the Cutting Room of Barney Kettle (Longacre), and ambassador for the first NZ Bookshop Day. She will discuss two picture book authors, Peter Brown and Mini… Audio

Three young adults who grew up in state care say the age at-risk children are in care should be raised to 21. Max Towle reports. Audio