Youth

Inside New Zealand's kinship care movement, and what's needed to repair the cracks Audio

The Education Review Office which say school attendance is bouncing back, with a change in both parents' and students' attitudes. Porirua College Principal Ragne Maxwell spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

A new report from the Education Review Office says school attendance has returned to pre-Covid levels but there is still a long way to go. ERO deputy chief executive Ruth Shinoda spoke to Ingrid… Audio

New research has found Kiwi kids are at risk of leaving home without the life skills like cooking needed to thrive. Restaurateur Al Brown spoke to Corin Dann Audio

Finding work may not be as easy as getting off the PlayStation - data shows there are many times more potential jobhunters than jobs advertised. Money correspondent Susan Edmunds spoke to Ingrid… Audio

The government has announced 18-and-19-year-olds whose parents earn more than $65,000 a year will be ineligible for jobseeker benefits. Te Taiwhenua O Tamatea family services' Bevan Thompson spoke to… Audio

Get off the couch, stop playing play station and find a job, that was the Prime Minister's message to unemployed young people, but it might not be that simple in some parts of the country. Christopher… Audio

In today's episode, the family of the New Zealanders detained for taking part in a flotilla to get aid into Gaza speak out. Eighteen and 19-year-olds whose parents have a combined income of more than… Audio

In today's episode, the Government is tightening access to jobseeker benefits for teens. From November next year, 18 and 19-year-olds won't get it if their parents earn over $65,000 per year. A new… Audio

A youth worker says a new government policy making the JobSeeker benefit for 18 and 19 year olds dependent on their parent's income is punishing young New Zealanders. Aaron Hendry from KickBack spoke… Audio

An IPSOs survey morning has found that almost three quarters of New Zealanders support a social media ban for under-14 year olds, and that 44 percent of kiwis think mental health is as the biggest… Audio

Parents with a household income of more than 65 thousand dollars a year will soon have to support their 18 and 19-year-old children, as the government tightens access to benefits. Social Development… Audio

A youth advocate says young people are being punished for an economic crisis they haven't created, as the government gears up to means-test parents before their 18 or 19-year-old can get a benefit… Audio