Children

Tamariki Aston, Molly & Sebastian share a triple treat of jokes; Suzy chats about carrots; six-year-old Olive reads her story about spiders; and Peter talks about the book Pelorus Jack​. Audio

The Minister of Corrections and Police denies that a coalition government plan to introduce military style academies is a crackdown on young offenders.

The first of the pilot boot camps should be… Audio

A former bootcamp inmate is warning the Government should be selective about who they choose for their youth military academies.

Wayne attended the Rangipo Prison Farm corrective training facility in… Audio

Mounting pressures on the early childhood sector is leaving some parents on months-long waitlists for a spot. Audio

More than 500 children live in emergency housing in Hamilton city.

The effect of unstable housing on their education can be profound.

And community groups who support whānau want more consistent… Audio

The principal of a central Auckland school is worried that plans to fix the gym, which is sliding down a bank, are dead in the water as the government moves to review school property projects.

The… Audio

The number of students being stood down from school is at the highest its ever been according to Ministry of Education figures.

School stand-downs are the formal removal of students for up to five… Audio

A Porirua Principal is deeply disappointed the government is looking to axe funding for free lunches in schools by up to 50 percent.

The $323 million programme is under review with ACT leader and… Audio

School stand-downs have spiked to record levels after dropping away during the height of the pandemic.

Schools used the formal punishment more than 25,000 times in 2022, or nearly 3.3 times for every… Audio

A new study from Australia out today has found that for every minute of screen time that toddlers are exposed to at home, they're missing vital language opportunities. It suggests the average… Audio

Play 'What's that Sound?' with Suzy (the competition with no prize); young Devan reads Room 5's 'Alliteration Poem,' and nine-year-old Sonatane talks about the book Lion Guards the Cake​. Audio

The space adventure Chad Awesomesauce continues; five-year-old Olivia talks about Butterfly Creek; and Suzy has some amazing Fun Facts about tohorā - whales. Audio

The Belong Care Village in Chester has a fully integrated on-site nursery.  Audio

Child advocates have criticised the government saying it doesn't have any specific strategy to fight child poverty.

They say changes to benefit indexing and tax cut policies won't help families that… Audio

Advocates for children living in poverty are concerned the Government is not doing enough to support young people struggling to eat, let alone go to school.

The latest data from StatsNZ shows 23,000… Audio

Today on The Panel, Wallace and panellists Peter Field and Ruth Money discuss the latest child poverty statistics, a unique copyright court ruling and public benches. Audio

The latest child poverty statistics from Stats NZ show over 23,000 more children are going without household essentials since 2022 due to the rise in the cost of living.

Seventeen-point-five percent… Audio