Children
Parenting: how are students faring under covid restrictions?
New research from Massey University and New Zealand Council for Educational Research on learning from home shows children are experiencing some rich learning, while the Educational Review Office’s… Audio
Māori leaders on new Oranga Tamariki report
A new report finds Oranga Tamariki is not fit for purpose - and lacks vision and strategy.
However, the same report has also been criticised for not going far enough to prompt the needed… Audio
Time for reviews over - Oranga Tamariki Minister promises action
A report by the government-appointed advisory panel into Oranga Tamariki is being described as weak and not going far enough to prompt transformational change the Minister is promising to enforce.
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Childhood behaviours linked to anxiety later in life
University of Otago, Christchurch PHD student Nathan Monk talks to Jesse about what their research has uncovered. Audio
National Party's alternative plan for border re-opening
The National Party wants to ditch the elimination approach to Covid-19, and switch to a 'vigorous suppression' strategy instead.
This morning, the Party laid out a three stage proposal for dealing… Audio
Children's Minister insists he'll 'force the change' to fix Oranga Tamariki
Oranga Tamariki has been described as not fit for purpose and needing transformative change - with the Minister insisting he'll 'force the change'.
The Ministerial appointed Advisory Panel report… Audio
How parents can prepare for school holidays in lockdown
The school holidays start next week but for many Auckland parents it will be more of the same - being at home with the kids.
Into their seventh week of lockdown they have the unenviable task of… Audio
Covid-19: Psychologist on handling lockdown holidays
The school holidays start next week but for Auckland parents it will be more of the same.
Now into their seventh week with children learning from home, parents in the city are faced with the… Audio
Weeks of lockdown, schools closed, how are families doing?
For parents and children in Auckland it's been a juggling act of home schooling and working from home for the last six weeks.
And as school holidays begin next Monday children will spend nearly nine… Video, Audio
Why are Kiwi kids still getting rickets?
Despite prescriptions for Vitamin D supplements being on the rise, around 20 children each year are being hospitalised for rickets, a condition which affects bone development. Endocrinologist and… Audio
Speech trouble: childhood apraxia explained
Wellington speech and language therapist Christian Wright explains childhood apraxia of speech, where some children have difficulty putting sounds and syllables together. Audio
Covid-19: Auckland schools prepare for level 3 classes
Auckland schools have been planning for a shift to alert level 3 and are expecting only small numbers of children on Wednesday.
At level 3 schools must reopen for the children of people who have to… Audio
Dr Sarah Watson on parenting in the pandemic
It's been hard for kids to feel motivated during the pandemic, and it's been hard on families as well, especially with people trying to do so many different things in shared spaces. But there are also… Audio
How the pandemic became a referendum on work
For many people, jobs have become little more than a completely relentless, unsatisfying toil. Especially since Covid-19 came along. So why then does work ethic still hold so much sway? Jamie McCallum… Audio
Teachers, principals thrilled as school holidays unmoved
The government has decided not to bring forward the school holidays despite calls from exhausted parents and the opposition.
The school break will go ahead from October 2 - meaning Auckland parents… Audio
School holidays in Tāmaki Makaurau will go ahead from early October
School holidays in Tāmaki Makaurau will go ahead from the beginning of October as planned. The government considered bringing the dates forward in response to the city's drawn-out lockdown, but has… Audio
Covid-19: Bloomfield's mask advice no match for peer pressure
It seems the influence of the Director General of Health Ashley Bloomfield is no match for peer pressure.
Principals have told RNZ most teenagers in alert level two areas are not bothering to wear… Audio
How to be the best grandparent
Being a grandparent is a wonderful role. All care and no responsibility, as the saying goes. But these days many grandparents are involved in helping raise their grandchildren, to support working… Audio
National wants independent Oranga Tamariki report released
The National Party is calling for the government to release a long-awaited report on Oranga Tamariki.
The Minister for Children Kelvin Davis appointed a four person panel earlier this year to provide… Audio
Young people losing te reo Māori fluency after moving schools
Young people are losing their fluency in te reo Māori after moving from kōhanga reo or kura kaupapa to mainstream schools.
The Secondary Principals' Association says a chronic shortage of… Audio