Children
Reading the signs: Why literacy rates are falling
We've got vast amounts of knowledge and information available to us at our fingertips - so why are literacy rates steadily declining? Audio
Reading the signs: Why literacy rates are falling
We've got vast amounts of knowledge and information available to us at our fingertips - so why are literacy rates steadily declining?
AudioAbuse in care inquiry: 'He would use his fists, hit me with objects'
As a boy of nine, Hemi McCallum found himself in the foster care of a man who he believed would eventually kill him, the inquiry into abuse in care has been told.
Abuse in care: Years of hell at hands of foster father
Four years of hell at the hands of his foster father. This is the evidence of a man, who is now deceased, which has been shared at the inquiry into abuse in care and its focus this week on state… Audio
Friendship
Friendships! What makes good ones, why they matter and what happens when we hit challenges? Audio
School principal on plans to lift attendance
The government has announced ambitious targets to improve school attendance.
Truancy have been rising since 2015 and last year only 60 percent students attended regularly during term two.
The… Audio
The Panel with Lavina Good and Sam Johnson
Wallace and panellists Lavina Good and Sam Johnson hear from Phil McCabe of Kiwis Against Sea Bed mining who along with Greenpeace presented a 40,000 signature petition to Parliament asking for a ban… Audio
Why today's girls are growing too quickly
10 is the new 13 for girls growing up today. There is so much pressure on them to leave their childhood behind well before they hit their teens says Australian journalist and author Madonna King. She… Audio
Education staff warn behaviour worse due to pandemic
Principals and teachers warn children's behaviour and achievement is worse because of the pandemic.
They say some young people have gaps in their learning and some have missed basic routines and… Audio
Richard Turpie: marathon running for charity
Richard Turpie of Christchurch was a man on a mission on Saturday - attempting to run 100 kilometres to raise money for a Hamilton boy who needs a heart transplant. Five-year-old Chase Porter needs a… Audio
Sickness
Viruses! You can’t see them when they spread, they can travel via a sneeze or a cough and they can linger on surfaces. So how do we fight them?
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ERO report finds benefits to children starting school in groups
For many tamariki in New Zealand, it's a rite of passage to strap on their backpacks and take their first steps into a classroom on the day they turn five.
But a new Education Review Office report… Audio
Oranga Tamariki hid sexual violence project report - ministers, officials
Oranga Tamariki's botched sexual violence project was hidden from top officials and the public services commissioner Peter Hughes, who was supposed to have oversight of it.
Man arrested in investigation into baby's death in Ōtara
A man has been arrested in connection with the death of a baby in Ōtara last week.
How to help children become great communicators
Engaging with a baby in their first three years of life can help set them up with communication skills, says speech-language therapist Emma Quigan. Once you trust that very young children are learning… Video, Audio
Oranga Tamariki badly mismanaged $60m sexual abuse programme, review finds
Changes to a $60 million programme to help sexually abused children have been badly mismanaged by Oranga Tamariki, an independent review has found.
$60m Oranga Tamariki programme mismanaged - review
Changes to a $60m programme to help sexually abused children have been badly mismanaged by Oranga Tamariki. A review released to RNZ shows its team doing the work to fill glaring gaps in services was… Audio
Texas school shooting rundown
Nineteen children and two teachers were killed at the Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, in what is the worst shooting at a US elementary school since Sandy Hook a decade ago. More details are emerging… Audio
Fewer overweight four-year-olds in NZ than before - study
A New Zealand study has found that overweight four-year-olds are less heavy than they used to be. What's more, the healthy downward trend is happening across all ethnic groups and socio-economic… Audio
