Children
Pandemic leads to sustained backslide in childhood vaccinations - Unicef
The agency is warning of dire health implications after about 25 million children globally missed out on routine immunisations last year.
Slang
What’s good? Howzit? What’s up and Churrrr! It’s time to get some education on the origins of some ‘Choice as' sayings. Audio
'I could never forgive them' - Former state ward on neglect, abuse
Horrific stories of abuse continue to emerge at the Royal Commission Inquiry into disability, deaf, and mental health institutional care.
Common childhood sound errors and how to correct
Kathryn discusses the most common sound errors among school children with speech and language therapist Christian Wright. He says it's the production of the TH sounds which causes most of the… Audio
Calls for carbon dioxide meters in every classroom
Nearly 85 percent of classrooms across the country don't have their own carbon dioxide monitor.
RNZ's 'Whose Breath Are You Breathing?' project revealed that on a cold day, when classroom windows… Audio
Iconic Aotearoa
From the Silver Fern to pavlova, the Buzzy Bee to L&P, let’s take a look at Iconic Aotearoa! Audio
One-in-four NZ pre-schoolers developmentally delayed - study
A study has found large socio-economic and ethnic inequities in children's developmental health status before they reached school age - and the lead researcher says the findings show the need to…
Report finds dental decay issues rife among kids
Young children don't have much to smile about when dealing with the dental system.
A paper out of Otago University says urgent and redical change is needed to address the declining dental health of… Audio
Petition asks govt rethink changes to Childrens Commissioner
A petition against a new law which would end the role of Children's Commissioner accuses the government of not listening to the voice of those who have been through the state care system.
The… Audio
Tax
Taxes! You may know how your family buys things, but how does the Government pay for what it does? Audio
Principals welcome child-size mask supply for schools
School principals are applauding extra masks being supplied to primary school children and staff nationwide, but wish it had happened sooner.
The Government on Thursday announced that 50 child-sized… Audio
Schools tackle truancy through knocking on doors
Schools in Northland and Auckland are tackling truancy by hiring people to knock on doors and talk directly to families.
Principals say they want to support parents and caregivers to get their… Audio
Report into health of NZ kids finds persistent inequalities linked to ethnicity and income
A new report has found Pasifika children get rheumatic fever 140 times more often than Pākehā children.
Options to overhaul adoption law
The Ministry of Justice has released a range of options to overhaul New Zealand's 67-year-old adoption law. In a shift in focus away from the interests of parents, the proposed changes put the rights… Audio
Secondary school principals want to dump PISA testing
Secondary school principals say it's time to dump the OECD's prestigious PISA tests in reading, science and maths.
The Education Ministry has barely managed to scrape together enough schools to do… Audio
Charity money helps feed hungry children at ECEs
KidsCan has launched an urgent appeal to help feed children as winter hits, with its monthly donors having dropped for the first time in the programs 17 year history The charity says it's seeing a… Audio
The Panel with Pattrick Smellie and Ruwani Perera (Part Two)
Wallace and panellists Pattrick Smellie and Ruwani Perera discuss call-outs for mental health emergencies, the wheat shortage, and a motorcycle club helping Palmerston North children.
Follow: RiSK… Audio
Woman tells Royal Commission about moving between foster homes
A woman, who moved between numerous foster-care homes says the then Social Welfare Department was a faceless agency that didn't take responsibility for those in its care.
Forty-nine-year-old , Ms E.D… Audio
Children's Commissioner aghast over moves to scrap role
The Children's Commissioner is aghast that a bill effectively dismantling the role is proceeding, despite the majority of submissions opposing it. The Social Services and Community Select Committee… Audio
