Children

The agency said the rise was primarily due to an investigation at Christchurch's Te Oranga care and protection home. Audio

The Ministry of Education has directed that all of the Auckland region's schools, early childhood centres and tertiary institutions stay closed until 7 February. Audio

New Zealand's Human Rights Commission will voice grave concerns about children and teens in emergency housing to the United Nations in Geneva.

The Department of Internal Affairs says providing data for donor-conceived people is helping to bring a sense of belonging.

An Auckland postie's idea to write a children's book dedicated to dogs on his run has turned into an unexpected success. Audio

Three children missing with their father for a year may be feeling anxious about being isolated from other family members for so long, a clinical psychologist says.

Sorry, you can't name your child Messiah, Saint or even Prince.

Children could increasingly be pushed back into work as a result of a ban on women aid workers in Afghanistan, Save the Children is warning.

Donations to charities are being hit by the rising cost of living, KidsCan says, and it is worried its ability to help children will be affected.

With 10,000 more children to feed in 2022 and fewer donors, the charity KidsCan says it is nervous about what the new year will bring.

Snacks, entertainment and good ol' I Spy will help your kids get through long travel days this Christmas break.

By 2032 there could be about 789,000 children at school, the lowest figure since 2016 and about 30,000 fewer than this year.

Social workers failed to listen to a Hastings preschooler, who was left permanently brain-damaged after repeated assaults by his parents, a review has found.

Chappie Te Kani has been acting in the role since October last year.