Youth

Severe acute hospitalisations for babies and young children in Auckland spiked in mid-July, as they were hit hard by flu, RSV and other respiratory viruses.

Doctors fear some will suffer long-term… Audio

For updates on the Auckland CBD story go to RNZ.co.nz. On today’s episode, Evie is back! Liam chats to international producer and DJ Tayhana, So’omalo tries to sell his car, and Evie has some… Audio

 The government plans to build two new youth justice units for "high needs" prisoners.

It has left some who work in the youth justice sector wondering whether this is a research based decision, or a… Audio

Younger teenagers could still end up in the government's newly announced youth justice units, despite the Children's Minister saying he would prefer that doesn't happen.

Two new units located in… Audio

Musician’s Frankie Venter, Samara Alofa and PollyHill join us for chats as we continue to bring you the latest in music and culture content. But because life is all about balance we also get you up to… Audio

The Government is vowing to crack down on the youth crime, but there are concerns some of the solutions might only add to the problem.

Mary-Lynn Huxford is a youth participation advisor with the… Audio

A warning, this next story contains distressing content.

Crown lawyers say the South African mother standing trial for the murder of her three daughters in Timaru in 2021, talks about harming her… Audio

Studies have found that girls are twice as likely to call it quits on sports by the age of 14 than boys are. CoachMate and Team Heroine have put together a How to Guide titled "Keeping Girls in the… Audio

Comedian and Host of The Spinoff series 2 Cents 2 Much Janaye Henry joins us to talk about the topics covered on the show. Also joining us is exciting new artist Elena chatting her latest release and… Audio

On today's episode, In Depth Te Ao Māori journalist Ella Stewart explains how hold your own hautapu ceremony this Matariki, 0800 Collective chat with So’omalo about their ‘Say Less’ tour, and we… Audio

Obesity, poor sleep and poor mental wellbeing are just some of the potential problems for children who spend too much time staring at their phones, according to research published today in the New… Audio

On today’s episode we have two TAHI VIP’s! So’omalo catches up with PATI AF about her new body of work a break from the scene, Evie gets the scoop on MAZBOU Q and Jesse Booth’s latest collaboration,… Audio

The union representing Oranga Tamariki youth workers says they're being sent into challenging environments without enough training.

Public Service Association organiser, Joe McCroy, says the work is… Audio

A former resident of Oranga Tamariki youth justice facilities says the agency is out of touch with its own services.

The last week has seen revelations of staff mistreating rangatahi, a two-night… Audio

The grand final of Young Farmer of the Year competition kicks off today.

It's the competition's 55th year - and will be held over the next three days in Timaru with $70,000 in prize money up for… Audio

The Manaaki Rangatahi Collective has been working with the Human Rights Commission on a two-year-long Housing Inquiry, which was released today.

Jackie Paul, an adviser to Manaaki Rangatahi in… Audio

The union representing youth workers says Oranga Tamariki needs to do a better job of protecting the safety of young people in the justice system. Eleven staff have now been stood down at an Oranga… Audio

Yet more Oranga Tamariki staff have been stood down over an alleged fight club at one of its youth justice residence. It follows a video being posted to social media showing two teenage boys attacking… Video, Audio