Children

A social worker has spoken of children as young as six-years-old being adopted from abroad and held in slavery. Gill Bonnett reports. Audio

Jashika tells us what she thought of the book Fairies; kids just like you talk about their favourite sports; and Finn, Ash, & Jayden have the week's best jokes. Audio

In today's episode, the government has announced a half a billion dollar boost to the film and television sector, pledging $577 million for the International Screen Production Rebate over the next… Audio

In today's episode, the Auditor General has issued a scathing assessment of Oranga Tamariki's procurement and contracting practices last year, after a day of uncertainty, Ukraine's President Volodymyr… Audio

Oranga Tamariki has cut spending on services to met budget targets without properly assessing what the fall out would be for vulnerable children and their families, including more tamariki in care… Audio

In today's episode, the Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety Brooke van Velden has refused to have regular meetings with the Council of Trade Unions and has ruled out undoing the Pay Equity… Audio

A new report has revealed New Zealand has the highest suicide rate for children out of the world's wealthy countries, at a rate of almost three times higher than the average. Hauora Aotearoa chief… Audio

There are a lot of books on parenting, but very few about what happens when you suddenly find yourself doing it on your own. This was the experience of Australian author and podcaster Rachel… Audio

A new report card from UNICEF has New Zealand as the lowest ranking country for child mental health - 36th out of 36 countries the analysed. UNICEF Aotearoa's Tania Sawicki Mead spoke to Ingrid… Audio

In today's episode, National has announced it is stepping up its commitment to pursue a ban on social media for under-16s, The New Zealand TV series, After the Party, has missed out on a BAFTA, at the… Audio

The Brain-Teaser is about bands that don't play music, nine-year-old Elijah talks about the book Do Not Feed the Kea, and Codi helps us learn to say "What's that?" in te reo Māori. Audio

Mums of toddlers now have an outlet - tantrum parties. Mahvash Ikram has the story Audio

A second Auckland school has reported a potential attempted abduction, just days after a similar incident. Auckland reporter Victor Waters spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio

In today's episode, powerful education union NZEI Te Riu Roa has members involved in a pay equity claim which will now be scrapped, with no settlement reached, National is looking for new friends to… Audio

Police and teachers will be meeting with pupils on Wednesday, after a stranger tried to abduct a student while they were walking home from school on Monday. Principal Karl Vasau spoke to Ingrid… Audio