Children
The high price of saving money on lunch
The school lunch debacle has deteriorated so much that there is an increasing clamour to rip it up and start again. Audio
Principal on issues with School Lunch Programme
A principal at a school where free lunches contained melted plastic says staff try to encourage children to eat the food, but many just don't like it. Murchison Area School principal Andy Ashworth… Audio
Chris Hipkins speaks on school lunch provider in liquidation
The minister in charge of the country's school lunches programme said he doesn't think the Libelle Group going into liquidation is necessarily a bad thing. Labour Party leader Chris Hipkins took aim… Audio
School lunch programme not at risk despite liquidation - govt
Libelle Group, which is contracted to deliver 125,000 meals a day, was placed into liquidation this morning. Labour is demanding explanations on what contingencies are in place - but the minister… Audio
School lunch production will continue - Deloitte liquidator
Liquidators taking financial control of failed school lunch provider Libelle, say staff will be paid until further notice and there's at least one interested buyer. It's the latest in a string of… Audio
RNZ deputy political editor Craig McCulloch
Checkpoint invited a veritable buffet of people on the programme to talk about the school lunch supplier that's in financial strife; Libelle went into liquidation today. RNZ deputy political editor… Audio
School lunch provider Libelle Group in liquidation
The company making more than 125,000 meals a day for the government's revamped school lunch programme has gone into liquidation. Libelle group is contracted to Compass, the Government supplier for the… Audio
What Did the Chicken Say at the Library?
Book-book-book! Suzy reads us one, young Rhylee reads her story about Book Week, and Mitchell reviews a book too. Plus jokes, a brain-teaser, and the game 'What's That Sound?' Audio
Taranaki daycare evicted from building
Land Information New Zealand was a no-show at a meeting to consider the future of a Taranaki daycare centre the government agency last week evicted from a building it had occupied for 44 years… Audio
Daily school attendance increases for start of 2025
Daily school attendance is improving. Over the first five weeks of the first term an average of 88 percent of children were at school every day, up from 85 percent last year. Education correspondent… Audio
Four food safety investigations into School Lunch Collective
There are now four food safety investigations into School Lunch Collective meals - at different schools across the country. Keiller MacDuff reports. Audio
Auckland principal calls for govt to scrap new NCEA tests
An Auckland high school principal says it will be a disaster if the government does not stop its new NCEA reading, writing and maths tests. Papakura High School principal Simon Craggs spoke to Alexa… Audio
Preparing our kids for the wild world of the internet
Are we paying enough attention to giving our children the ability to sort out what's real and what's not in the murky depths of the internet?
Fire! Fire!
Special guest Fire & Emergency Commander Rochelle Martin is in for a chat, Marley talks about a book he read, and there are fun facts to make you smarter. Audio
Preparing our kids for the wild world of the internet
A claim we're not paying enough attention to giving our children the ability to sort out what's real and what's not in the murky depths of the internet. Audio
Arts and culture participation for 12-year-olds shows better wellbeing and relationships
A new report by AUT's Te Ipukarea Research Institute shows 12-year-olds who participate in arts and culture through extra-curricular and free-time activities experience better wellbeing, peer… Audio
Children to be asked what they think would make the internet safer
Save the Children and Netsafe launched the anonymous online questionnaire to coincide with Te Rā o Ngā Tamariki Children's Day.
Fears children will be harmed as Oranga Tamariki staff grapple with overwhelming workloads
OT social workers begin industrial action today.
Are private schools really worth it?
A court case between two parents about whether their daugher should go to an elite school has reinvigorated an old debate: state or private? Audio
Number of children abused in care increases
A report has found the number of children being abused in state care has increased - and young people are still not receiving the minimum standards of care required by law. Children's Commissioner Dr… Audio
