Children

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

A scathing Chief Ombudsman's report into Oranga Tamariki is another reason to disestablish the government agency.

That's the blunt assessment of Merepeka Raukawa-Tait, chair of the Whānau Ora… Audio

Locals in Hastings will gather on Saturday to call on the central government to step up and prioritise childrens' health over Big Tobacco profits. A range of speakers will share their experiences and… Audio

The Chief Ombudsman is calling for a complete overhaul of Oranga Tamariki, saying it is failing on almost every level. Judge Peter Boshier has found the agency is still regularly failing to follow its… Audio

Dermatologists are alarmed an offshore trend of very young children using adult skincare products appears to be happening here too.

They blame social media for introducing children to the products… Audio

Researchers are making some headway tackling a problem that New Zealand has a shameful record in - childhood obesity.  Audio

Suzy talks to young Te'a about skateboarding; eight-year-old Cortina chats about the book The Messy-o-saurus; and kids tell their favourite jokes. Plus, Fun Facts and 'Cool to Kōrero'. Audio

Everything in NPR science correspondent Michaeleen Doucleff's life had been relatively easy until she had a two-year-old daughter. "She's a wonderful kid. She's super smart and ambitious and… Audio