Children
Consumer NZ warns over risky Temu, Shein toys
Testing found more than 60 percent of the products investigated from both online stores had failures. Audio
A Special Guest!
Check out our elephant-tastic brain-teaser, put your gumboots on to play What's That Sound?, and meet our very special guest! Audio
Youth in state care not getting enough support - survey
A report featuring young people's voices is gauging what progress has been made since 2020.
Is Halloween too scary for kids?
The gothic and macabre have always held a special fascination for children.
Kids swallowing magnets, needing major surgery - MBIE issues warning
It took a few minutes for Karen Teague to get out of her daughter that she had swallowed the two ends of magnet jewellery about 30 minutes apart.
The battle to stop a tide of child sexual abuse material
The Child Exploitation Operations Team deals with the worst of the worst, and has "more work than we can handle".
Border patrols for child predators
The amount of child sexual abuse material entering New Zealand is increasing and getting 'more violent' - and the Customs team managing it can't keep up. Audio
Tick-Tick-Tick-Tick—Ding!
We get to know Zaria by playing the game Seven Questions, a grumpy mole pokes his nose in, and we go into space for this week's Brain Teaser! Audio
How to make your kids better with money
Parents want what's best for their kids - including a financially comfortable future - but that can be a daunting prospect.
The Panel with Penny Ashton and Nick Leggett, Part 2
In part two, do you remember swimming lessons at school? Water Safety NZ says not enough kids are getting on the waka, with under half of the country's children doing lessons according to a 2023… Audio
The NZ doctor providing rare fertility-saving help
Imagine being told, as a teenager, that the treatment that could save your life might also take away your chance to ever have children. Well, there's one doctor in New Zealand providing a rare… Audio
Minister's shortlived celebration about one statistic
Karen Chhour has acknowledged her initial comments didn't paint a full picture. Audio
'It shouldn't be that way': The detention practice worrying youth experts
The rooms are small and bare, "some have a toilet" - and teens are being kept in them alone for days.
State care residences report first recorded reductions in harm
The government credits its new policy of using transparent bags to stop harmful items from being brought in.
Baptist Church apologises for abuse in care
It particularly mentioned children who were in the care of Manurewa Children's Home, which looked after neglected and orphaned children from 1914-1989.
Why claims of ‘transformational’ school reading improvement are premature
Comment - student achievements in phonics don't translate to claims students are better at reading, and clear data is only available for 516 pupils nationally, a senior lecturer in education says.
Kids, Kereru, and Kōrero
Kids just like you talk about friends, Alison tells you about the book Kereru, and Codi's back with Cool to Kōrero. Plus, special guests Spellodies! Audio
Boy's death from snake bite found to have been preventable
A coroner concluded the 11-year-old's death in Queensland may have been prevented if he had received timely treatment.
Fast Favourites: Children's author Kiri Lightfoot
Children's and young-adult author, Kiri Lightfoot, has long had a love of picture books. As a teenager she would only taking babysitting jobs if there was a generous library on offer and even reading… Audio
