Children
Services will improve after Oranga Tamariki job cuts - minister
"We need to make sure that every dollar we're spending is actually for the benefit of our young people," Karen Chhour says. Audio
Morning Report Essentials for Thursday 18 April
On today's episode we hear from the education minister Erica Stanford about the proposal to cut 565 jobs at the ministry, we get reaction from Whanau Ora chair Merepeka Raukawa-Tait on cuts to Oranga… Audio
Dave Letele opens up about gangs, bootcamps and why he fell out with the Prime Minister
Community leader and former boxer Dave Letele tells Guyon his thoughts on the new Government's crackdown on gangs, whether bootcamps really work, and if he'll ever get into the political ring himself.
…Children's Minister says OT will get better despite cuts
The Children's Minister is promising Oranga Tamariki will get better at taking care of at-risk children, not worse, as a result of this week's job cuts. Anneke Smith reports. Audio
Chair of Whānau Ora on job cuts at Oranga Tamariki
The chair of Whānau Ora, Merepeka Raukawa-Tait, says a crisis in children's welfare will not be helped by cutting jobs at Oranga Tamariki. Raukawa-Tait spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio
'Dark day': Ministry of Education to cut 565 jobs
It makes the proposal the biggest single slash to a public service agency so far.
When you should keep your kids home from school
Covid-19? Symptoms including fever, vomiting, diarrhoea or head lice? Your children should be at home, new government guidelines say.
How to talk to children about traumatic events
In the wake of a brutal stabbing attack at a Sydney mall, RNZ asks a clinical psychologist how parents should talk to their children about traumatic events.
Episode 10
Harry talks about a book he's just read called Sparrow Fart, Suzy reads the story The Sava Chair by Jo Carson-Barr, and Ted, Quinn, and Emma have the week's best jokes. Audio
Gloriavale Christian School warned compliance plan not viable, says Ministry of Education
The school at the Gloriavale Christian community on the West Coast has been warned its plan for how it will comply with ministry standards is not viable.
Mark Staufer and Neil Harding: The Lost Boys of Dilworth
Auckland's Dilworth boarding school was set up to to provide education to boys from disadvantaged backgrounds for free. Last year an independent inquiry into sexual and physical abuse at the school… Audio
Parent-condoned truancy 'harder to put a dent in', principals say
Principals say the latest school attendance figures signal a turning point - but a complete U-turn is a long way off, and the associate education minister is still not smiling. Audio
Urgent Waitangi Tribunal inquiry held into government Oranga Tamariki change
The Government has been warned against repealing Oranga Tamariki's Treaty commitments.
Officials tell government softer is better for boot camps
Tough boot camps won't work and could be detrimental, the government's own officials told it. Audio
'We have to give this idea a chance': Cautious approach to boot camps advised
They must take a therapeutic approach, rather than a 'scare-them-straight' attitude, the Human Rights Commission says.
Government to publish weekly school attendance numbers
A weekly look at how many students are attending school will be published from next month with the Coalition planning to ramp it up to daily reporting at the start of next year.
The Ministry of… Audio
When it's too expensive to measure poverty
Two fact-finding projects on children and poverty are under attack by public service cost cutting. Audio
Young men opting for vasectomies before fathering any children
When it comes to the birds and the bees, preventing pro-creation has long been the burden of women. But there's a growing number of men - particularly young, childless men - picking up the… Audio
Episode 9
Tamariki answer the question "If you could have a superpower, what would it be?", there are Fun Facts about elephants, and this week's story in Suzy's Book Corner is Bumblebee by Rachel Weston. Audio
Kids still playing chicken with trains on notorious rail bridge
New video has emerged showing children playing chicken with a train and just clearing it as they jump into the Waikato River from a railway bridge.
